Anwar picks Goldman Sachs critic Johari to lead 1MDB task force


KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has appointed vocal Goldman Sachs Group Inc critic Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani (pic) to chair a task force formed to resolve matters linked to the multibillion-ringgit 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal.

Anwar told Parliament late on Thursday (March 9) that he agreed with criticism Johari (BN-Titiwangsa) had raised on Malaysia’s settlement deal with Goldman Sachs on 1MDB.

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