Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak fears for his safety and has asked for police protection, his spokesman said on Sunday, a day after the ex-leader complained over the conduct of police searching properties for evidence of corruption. Having ruled Malaysia for nearly 10 years, Najib and his wife, Rosmah Mansor, have been barred from leaving the country after his coalition’s surprise defeat in an election on May 9. For the past two days, Malaysians have been avidly viewing news footage of officers removing bags and boxes from apartments allegedly linked to Najib. The police have seized at least 284 boxes of designer handbags and dozens of bags filled with cash and jewelry in the raids.