COMMENT After nearly a year the country has been asking for answers to all the questions raised on 1MDB and huge amounts of money funneled into Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s personal accounts, suddenly all the answers (and for that matter, incredulous answers, too) are told in just one press conference.

Attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali’s disclosure of the investigation carried out by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has indeed saved the day for Najib, which Najib himself has been unable to answer for nearly a year despite being asked the questions by several people.

Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad was his fiercest critic but has since quietened down, and former deputy premier Muhyiddin Yasin who had faced the axe when he questioned Najib is also silent; we are left with only people like Lim Kit Siang, Rafizi Ramli and Tony Pua who are voicing out the people’s sentiments.