THE Billion Dollar Whale is long overdue as Malaysians are still clamouring for more light to be shed on the worst financial scandal to rock the country, said lawyer Ambiga Sreenevasan.

She described the response to the book as “absolutely liberating”.

“People want to have a better grasp of the greatest financial scandal,” she said.

“It is a good thing that we (the citizens) all feel the need to understand what has happened in 1MDB.”

The book, published last week, has sold out with customers lining up for hours at today’s book-signing by co-author Tom Wright of the Wall Street Journal.

Speaking to The Malaysian Insight during the event, Ambiga said that the scale of the scandal could not be ignored.

“The people want to know what has really put Malaysia on the map for all the wrong reasons.” she said.

The former Malaysian Bar president also said the book meant more to Malaysian citizens than other people.

“The same passion that brought people out (to vote) on election day can be seen today. This (scandal) is something that happened to us (Malaysians).”

“To see it captured so well by these excellent authors, I think is something we should really applaud,” she said.

The book is written by Wall Street Journal journalists and Pulitzer Prize-finalists Tom Wright and Bradley Hope. It depicts Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, as the mastermind of the scheme to defraud state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad. – September 25, 2018.