Public Accounts Committee (PAC) deputy chairperson Dr Tan Seng Giaw stood by his statement that the PAC report into the 1MDB fiasco did not implicate caretaker prime minister Najib Abdul Razak.

"That was merely my view based on the PAC report into 1MDB. I opined that you need to have proof to implicate someone. Failing which, it would be fake (allegation)," he told Malaysiakini.

Tan said this when asked whether the controversial statement had led to him being dropped as the candidate for Kepong parliamentary seat...