<h1>Money-laundering probe into two former premiers and ex-minister after videos of vandalism and burned banknotes circulate online</h1> Authorities have opened a formal money-laundering inquiry into two former premiers and an ex-minister after videos showing protesters vandalising their homes and burning high-denomination banknotes circulated online. Investigators from the Department of Money Laundering Investigation visited the residences, collected burnt notes, ashes and other material on separate dates in late September, and sent samples to the national forensic laboratory for analysis. Media reports allege illicit accumulation of assets during their tenures; one subject's office denies wrongdoing, claiming the videos were AI-generated to malign their reputation.