The Sultan of Selangor on Thursday hit out at former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad for calling Bugis descendants “pirates” and said the opposition leader should be investigated for sedition. Selangor Royal Court secretary Hanafisah Jais said Mahathir had appeared to incite Malaysians to hate, degrade and view the Bugis community with contempt. Mahathir’s remarks about his former protege came in the context of alleged mismanagement of billions of dollars by state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), in which Najib has denied all wrongdoing.