KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Malaysian police on Sunday rejected reports claiming that an apartment unit owned by a relative of former Prime Minister Najib Razak was raided in an operation to protect evidence.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Mazlan Lazim told local media that the police have not conducted any raids as claimed by several media organizations.
"We are in the midst of checking the veracity of some of these reports and are gathering information accordingly. The so-called raid at Pavilion Residences tonight (Saturday) is not true," he was quoted as saying.
It was earlier reported that police and plainclothes law-enforcement officers raided an apartment in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday to search for sensitive documents that the newly elected government fears may be taken out of the country.
Mahathir Mohamad, who ousted Najib in the election, confirmed on Saturday that he ordered the travel ban on Najib and his wife, after valid complaints were made and needed to be probed.
