Malaysia's Mahathir admits knowing classified information on 1MDB
[KUALA LUMPUR] Former Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad admitted on Wednesday that he is privy to classified government information.
Tun Mahathir wrote in his blog post that former deputy prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin was his chief source of such information, which includes the auditor general's report on scandal-ridden state fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB). The report was classified as an official secret by the National Security Council in March 2016.
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