Malaysians, particularly the Malays, have been “pawned” in 1MDB's quick-fix solution to its debt problems, laments Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali.

"There should have been another way. Maybe they ran out of time and took a shortcut. Thus the pride and sovereignty of the rakyat, especially the Malays, have been pawned (tergadai)," Ibrahim told Malaysiakini .

He was responding to the sale of 60 percent of Bandar Malaysia for RM7.41 billion to a consortium consisting of Iskandar Waterfront Holdings Sdn Bhd (IWH) and China Railway Engineering Corporation Sdn Bhd (CREC).