KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has appointed vocal Goldman Sachs Group Inc critic Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani to chair a task force formed to resolve matters linked to the multibillion-ringgit 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal.
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has appointed vocal Goldman Sachs Group Inc critic Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani
Anwar told Parliament late on Thursday that he agreed with criticism Johari had raised on Malaysia’s settlement deal with Goldman Sachs on 1MDB.Johari said last week the government should review its deal with Goldman Sachs for its role in the scandal, as the final sum was too low. The bonds were earmarked for redevelopment but all except US$2bil of the money was diverted to pay bribes to government officials, US federal prosecutors said.
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