Submarine....dubious deal?

The government has downplayed a French probe into claims of corruption over a RM3.7 billion submarine deal linked to Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, saying there was "no case" to answer.

The opposition welcomed the investigation and said the case was just the "tip of the iceberg" of corrupt defence contracts in Malaysia.

French judicial officials have confirmed to AFP that they opened a probe in March into the 2002 sale of two Scorpene submarines made by the French shipbuilder DCN.