KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s scandal-hit former leader Najib Razak and his wife hit out at the media and police on Sunday, after investigators seeking evidence of corruption were filmed seizing box loads of jewellery, luxury handbags and cash. Najib, who has consistently denied any wrongdoing, and his wife, Rosmah Mansor, have been barred from leaving the country. Najib’s lawyer, Harpal Singh Grewal, told reporters waiting outside the house that the former prime minister and his family were “really very unhappy” that police had confiscated clothes and shoes belonging to his children.
“No attempt was made to verify whether these dresses, shoes, babies clothes and all had anything to do with the investigations which are ongoing,” he said. Television and press reports of police carting away the former first family’s personal belongings raised objections from Najib’s wife. “It is our hope that the authorities would observe the rule of law and due process, to avoid a premature public trial,” Rosmah’s lawyers, Valen, Oh and Partners, said in a statement on her behalf. “Enforcement agencies should not be feeding social media trolls, but observe and uphold strict professionalism at all times,” it added.
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