A scandal linking Malaysia's leader, a young woman's murder and alleged kickbacks in a French submarine deal has resurfaced as a potential danger for the government as elections loom. Even by the corruption-prone standards of Malaysia's long-ruling coalition, which since 2009 has been headed by Prime Minister Najib Razak, the Scorpene case is explosive. It centres on allegations that French submarine maker DCNS paid commission of more than 114 million euros ($142 million) to a purported shell company linked to Abdul Razak Baginda, a former close associate of Najib. Malaysia's opposition claims the payments were kickbacks to top officials involved in a $1.1 billion deal for Kuala Lumpur to...
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