Malaysia PM under scrutiny over wealth, opposition crackdown

Feb 15 Malaysia's Premier is under mounting scrutiny for cracking down on opponents, troubles in a strategic development fund and questions over his family assets, with even ruling-party conservatives questioning his leadership. Prime Minister Najib Razak took the helm of the multi ethnic country's long-ruling regime in 2009, promising to soothe racial tensions and bolster democracy. But Wan Saiful Wan Jan, head of Malaysian think-tank IDEAS, says that Mr Najib is under fire from progressives for abandoning such pledges. Malaysia also drew international criticism after opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was jailed for five years last week on a sodomy conviction widely considered as politically motivated.