Najib faces a total of 42 charges in five separate trials linked to 1MDB, a development fund he set up shortly after taking power in 2009. His loss in his final appeal means he will have to begin serving his 12-year jail sentence immediately, becoming the first former prime minister to be jailed Putrajaya, Malaysia: Malaysia’s top court on Tuesday …
Verdict means Najib will serve a 12-year sentence, making him the first former Malaysian prime minister to be jailed. Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak has begun a 12-year prison sentence after losing his final appeal in a corruption case linked to the looting of the 1MDB state fund, with the country’s top court unanimously upholding his conviction and sentence. The …
A Malaysian court on Monday began hearing an appeal by ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak to overturn his conviction and 12-year jail sentence linked to the massive looting of the 1MDB state investment fund that brought down his government in 2018. The appeal came more than eight months after a high court found Najib guilty of abuse of power, criminal breach …
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