Task force to probe Malaysia PM money trail

A task force is investigating allegations that a probe into a Malaysian state-controlled investment fund found hundreds of millions of dollars were transferred to the prime minister's personal bank accounts, the attorney general has said. Premier Najib Razak slammed the accusations as "vile" and "malicious" and threatened possible legal action, in his first direct comments since an initial report on the matter by the Wall Street Journal on Friday. Attorney General Abdul Gani Patail said in a statement late yesterday that a multi-agency task force was probing "the allegations linked to the flow of funds into the personal accounts of Prime Minister Najib Razak".