A criminal group which managed to steal more than 25 million dollars from the state treasury is disclosed in Malaysia, local investigators reported. During the police operation eight people, including the high-ranking official, have been arrested.

The criminal group created several shell companies to conceal their alleged illegal acts. Criminals issued invoices to the state for non-existent projects, BBC Russian service reported.

In 2015, the country's corruption scandal erupted around Prime Minister Najib Razak. Later it became known that 681 million dollars have been transferred to the personal account of Razak before parliamentary elections of 2013.

Attorney-General of Malaysia Mohamed Apandi Ali declared that department closed the corruption case against Razak. According to him, this money was a gift from the royal family of Saudi Arabia.