The announcement comes after he was defeated in general elections on Wednesday by former strongman Mahatir Mohamad, once Najib's mentor. It also follows the news that Najib and his wife, Rosmah Mansor, were barred from leaving the country by Malaysian immigration authorities on Saturday. "It is true that I prevented Najib from leaving the country" Mahathir told reporters on Saturday. The travel ban came after Mahathir vowed to investigate the 1MDB state fund corruption scandal in which Najib is implicated. Many with his UMNO party had called on Najib to step down after his defeat.
Malaysia: Najib Razak quits UMNO party after travel ban
Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak has resigned as president of his UMNO party, and as chairman of the Barisan Nasional coalition, which ruled Malaysia for 60 years, with immediate effect, shortly after he was issued a travel ban. Incoming Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said he prevented Najib from travelling to "avoid problems with extradition". He sacked critics in his government, including an attorney general and a deputy prime minister, and muzzled the media. Meanwhile, the incoming prime minister named Lim Guan Eng, a former banker and qualified chartered accountant, as Malaysia's new finance minister. Mahathir also named former deputy prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin as the home or interior minister and Mohamad Sabu, a long-time opposition politician, as the defence minister.
Ousted Malaysian PM Najib says will respect ban on travel abroad
according to KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Ousted Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Saturday that he and his family would respect an immigration department ban on his travel abroad and stay in the country. Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak prays before he attends the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) 72th anniversary celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia May 11, 2018. But, moments later, the immigration department said on its official Facebook page that Najib and his wife, Rosmah Mansor, were blacklisted from leaving Malaysia. "I have been informed that the Malaysian Immigration Department will not allow my family and me to go overseas," Najib said in a tweet after the immigration ban was announced. "I respect the directive and will remain with my family in the country."Najib, 64, lost to former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad in this week's general election.Author
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