The police probing Bloomberg over its report on alleged MACC wrongdoing is just like how the Najib Abdul Razak administration reacted against the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) over its 1MDB exposé, said lawyer Latheefa Koya.

The Lawyers for Liberty co-founder said it’s a tactic that is likely to backfire on the Madani government.

“It’s the same playbook. Furious denials and threats of...