AT least a dozen individuals linked to the 1MDB scandal have been barred from leaving the country, the Star reports.

Those on the travel blacklist were either involved directly or have knowledge of 1Malaysia Development Bhd and the financial transactions carried out there, an unnamed source was cited as saying.

The authorities intend to wrap up the case as quickly as possible, the newspaper said.

Among those on the blacklist are former prime minister Najib Razak; his wife, Rosmah Mansor; former 1MDB board member Ismee Ismail; former 1MDB board member Shahrol Azral Ibrahim Halmi; current 1MDB CEO Arul Kanda Kandasamy; Attorney-General Mohamed Apandi Ali; former inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar; former Treasury secretary-general Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah; former Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief commissioner Dzulkifli Ahmad; and former SRC International Sdn Bhd managing director Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil.

The source, however, said Najib’s son, Ashman Razak, and stepson Riza Aziz, who were linked to the missing 1MDB money, were not restricted from travelling abroad.

Also not on the ban list is former Federal Territories minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, who is being investigated by MACC over a claim that he allowed the disposal of 64 parcels of land worth RM4.28 billion. – May 18, 2018.