<p><span><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5b03a2c49ec867bf108b4b5d-2000/gettyimages-168009956.jpg" border="0" alt="Najib Razak" data-mce-source="Nicky Loh/Getty Images" data-mce-caption="Najib Razak" /><p class="source"><span>Nicky Loh/Getty Images</span></p><p class="caption">Najib Razak</p></div><p></p></div></div></span></p><p><span>Najib Razak, the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, has been arrested in a corruption investigation.</span></p><p>The former leader lost a re-election bid earlier this year after facing financial scandals related to Malaysia's state investment fund 1MDB, which is missing billions of dollars</p><p>He has denied any wrongdoing.</p><p>Police seized <a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/how-much-was-seized-from-malaysia-prime-minister-najib-razak-2018-6?r=US&amp;IR=T">$273 million worth of jewelry, handbags, watches and other items</a> from six of Najib's properties as part of the investigation last month.</p><p><em>More follows.</em></p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/north-korean-defector-calls-out-kim-jong-un-terrorist-singapore-summit-2018-6">North Korean defector: Kim Jong Un 'is a terrorist'</a></h3>        <div>            <iframe class="bijwplayerclass" data-player="jwplayer" src="https://content.jwplatform.com/players/GcRbgvsh-CEZHWCBG.html" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto" style="margin:0px;" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><script>function receiveMessage(event){ console.log(event.data.fullscreen); Android.fullscreen(event.data.fullscreen); }window.addEventListener("message", receiveMessage, false);</script>        </div>    </div>

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Nicky Loh/Getty ImagesNajib RazakNajib Razak, the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, has been arrested in a corruption investigation.The former leader lost a re-election bid earlier this year after facing financial scandals related to Malaysia's state investment fund 1MDB, which is missing billions of dollarsHe has denied any wrongdoing.Police seized $273 million worth of jewelry, handbags, watches and other items from six of Najib's properties as part of the investigation last month.More follows. NOW WATCH: North Korean defector: Kim Jong Un 'is a terrorist' function receiveMessage(event){ console.log(event.data.fullscreen); Android.fullscreen(event.data.fullscreen); }window.addEventListener("message", receiveMessage, false);

Nicky LohGetty ImagesNajib RazakNajib Razak, the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, has been arrested in a corruption investigation. The former leader lost a reelection bid earlier this year after facing financial scandals related to Malaysias state investment fund 1MDB, which is missing billions of dollarsHe has denied any wrongdoing.

Malaysia's former prime minister has been arrested in a corruption investigation

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