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The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has opened an investigation into the relocation of three elephants from Taiping Zoo to Osaka following allegations of irregularities and potential corruption involving payments worth RM53 million.
Malaysia's anti-corruption agency has initiated an investigation into the relocation of three Asian elephants from Zoo Taiping to Japan's Tennoji Zoo in Osaka, signalling potential concerns over the transaction process.
A Spanish court has ordered Begoña Gómez, wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, to stand trial on corruption allegations and prohibited her from departing the country, intensifying political turbulence in Madrid.
Former Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad has denied involvement in alleged corrupt practices concerning the transfer of three elephants to a Japanese zoo facility.