Special Branch told Putrajaya to explain 1MDB since 2013, ex deputy chief says

Former Special Branch deputy director of police Datuk Abdul Hamid Bador says for 2 years, the police had advised the government to provide clear answers about 1MDB's alleged scandals. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Nazir Sufari, August 23, 2015.
Putrajaya thought it could explain issues surrounding its debt-ridden 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) but has failed to convince the people, former Special Branch deputy director Datuk Abdul Hamid Bador said today.

He said the police's intelligence unit had advised the government to provide clear answers about 1MDB's alleged scandals for the last two years, but had been told that Putrajaya knew how to handle the matter.

"We had foreseen it coming and we advised Putrajaya that the issue can be big," he said in a breakfast session with the media this morning.

"They thought that they can explain it but unfortunately....," Hamid said.

1MDB was not a national threat, he added, but temperatures were rising.

"People want answers. It's a straight forward explanation but if you said it's a tricky issue, then split it into several parts. Pick a right platform and explain," he said.

- TMI