A luxury yacht linked to allegations that $4.5 billion was looted from Malaysia's state investment fund 1MDB must be returned to its wealthy owner, an Indonesian court ruled Tuesday, citing missteps by police in seizing the vessel.

The 1MDB chief executive says Jho Low was only a middleman for PetroSaudi International in the PSI-1MDB deal.

The deputy communications and multimedia minister says any news related to 1MDB which is not recognized by the authorities is considered false information.

1MDB says in a statement the motion is expressed in general terms and mentioned multiple companies and countries... It's not a specific motion on 1MDB or on Malaysia.

Foreigners have no idea why many remain loyal to the ruling party despite all the scandals and irregularities.

If political leaders do not take a tough stand to control money politics and political corruption, the rakyat must do so.

"Under any reasonable electoral system, the coalition running Malaysia would not be in office in the first place."

A luxury yacht linked to allegations that $4.5 billion was looted from Malaysia's state investment fund 1MDB is being handed over to the FBI, which is probing the scandal, Indonesian police said Thursday.

IGP Mohd Fuzi Harun says FBI never sought the assistance of Malaysia to locate Equanimity before it was seized by the Indonesian authorities.

"In one draft, there is a proposal that includes a $75 million fee if the Justice Department quickly drops its investigation."