Langkawi MP Dr Mahathir Mohamad maintained that Riza Shahriz Abdul Aziz, the stepson of ex-prime minister Najib Abdul Razak, received a sweetheart deal when he was granted a plea bargain in his money laundering case involving US$248 million (RM1.25 billion) linked to 1MDB.

Mahathir also refuted Najib's counter-accusation that his children and cronies obtained sweetheart deals when he was the prime minister.