Malaysia’s Justice Minister Defends a Gangster
Malaysia’s Justice Minister has dealt his floundering government coalition a new blow by attempting to convince the US Federal Bureau of Investigation that a notorious high-stakes bookie on trial in Las Vegas for running an illegal gambling ring was not an organized crime figure.
The episode has raised inevitable questions about top members of the govern…
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