PAS' position on 1MDB is that the company should be subjected to an investigation by a royal commission of inquiry (RCI), said party vice-president Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah (above).

"We're not trying to defend the prime minister. Our view is that the best solution is to form an RCI.

"Look at the (Bank Negara) forex (incident). It took an RCI to get the facts.

"Prior to that, no one was brave enough to interrogate the prime minister," he told reporters at the sidelines of the Kelantan legislative assembly sitting today.

He said PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang had repeatedly said that should the party be allowed to govern, the new government would investigate all past government scandals.

"He said that if we form the government, we will probe the 1MDB and the forex (issues) and more. Without proof, we can make all sorts of speculation.

"Without proof, we can't accuse anyone of anything [...] allegations must be backed by facts. Our position is clear," he said.

Yesterday, Hadi told a dialogue in Shah Alam that in line with Islamic principles, the 1MDB affair must be properly investigated before anyone is judged.

Assets seized

In 2016, Attorney-General Apandi Ali had cleared Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak of any wrongdoing concerning 1MDB, a sovereign wealth fund created by Najib in 2009.

Najib was also once the chairperson of 1MDB's advisory board and according to the company's constitution had a major say in company affairs.
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In recent years, Swiss and Singaporean authorities have taken punitive action against banks and bankers over alleged financial improprieties involving 1MDB funds.

Since 2016, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has been seizing assets - including jewellery and property - which were purportedly linked to 1MDB funds. The most recent known seizure involved the US$250 million mega-yacht Equanimity (above).

Red Granite Pictures, a company owned by Najib's stepson Reza Aziz, had paid US$60 million (RM230 million) to the US government as part of a substitute for the company's assets which were part of the seizure.

The DOJ has also claimed that approximately US$700 million in 1MDB-related funds were funnelled into the personal bank accounts of one "Malaysian Official 1".