Abdul Hamid Bador, Malaysia's inspector-general of police, sits at his desk during an interview with AFP in Kuala Lumpur on Aug 5, 2020. - AFP
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The alleged 1MDB mastermind and other suspects in the scandal are believed to be hiding out in China, Malaysia's police chief said on Wednesday (Aug 5), urging authorities there to help hunt down the fugitives.
Billions of dollars were stolen from sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad and bankrolled a global spending spree, with looted cash used to buy everything from pricey art to real estate.
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