Asia Sentinel
What were the Sultan and two other top officials doing in seeking repatriation of funds?
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In January this year, Malaysia’s current king, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad, accompanied by two elected officials – the Foreign Minister Hishamuddin Hussein and the Attorney General Idris Harun flew to Abu Dhabi on a deeply secret mission – to discuss with UAE Prince Mohamed bin Nayan the return of a vast treasure trove stolen from 1Malaysia Development Bhd before the Malaysian sovereign investment collapsed in a welter of scandal two years ago.
One of the side benefits of the trip, as Asia Sentinel reported on April 16, was that the king and members of his entourage were said to have been vaccinated as a favor with the Sinopharm vaccine in the UAE, one of the world’s leading countries in combating the virus along with other oil-rich Gulf states. Sultan Abdullah, the sources say, was given an additional 2,000 doses for his family and friends to take home to Malaysia.