Chief of Malaysia's anti-graft body to step down

[WorldNews]

The head of Malaysia's anti-graft body will step down in August, state news agency Bernama reported on Thursday, bringing an end to a 6-1/2-year tenure that included an investigation of Prime Minister Najib Razak. Abu Kassim Mohamed, the chief commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), requested to step down, Bernama said, citing the chief secretary to the government. Under Abu Kassim, who took over as MACC chief commissioner in the beginning of 2010, the anti-graft body began investigations into allegations of graft and financial mismanagement in state-fund 1MDB and the transfer of 2.6 billion ringgit ($647.09 million) to Najib's bank accounts.

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