Attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali has directed the police to reinvestigate the 1MDB fund scandal, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Azalina Othman Said.

This is the second time in four months that the AG has rejected police investigation papers on 1MDB.

"The further investigation in relation to 1MDB is still ongoing, based on the instruction by the attorney-general on Oct 24," Azalina (BN-Pengerang) said in a parliamentary written reply.

"Thus, any revelation on the details of the investigation can affect and cause prejudice to the ongoing investigation efforts by the police, and the matter should be respected by all parties," she said...