Malaysia's former PM Najib Razak sentenced to 12 years in jail and fined $49.4 million for abuse of power linked to multi-billion dollar financial scandal at state fund 1MDB
Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak arrives at the Duta Court complex awaiting a verdict in his corruption trial in Kuala Lumpur on July 28, 2020.
The ruling came five months after a new government took power with Najib's Malay party the biggest bloc in the alliance. His party's shocking election ouster in 2018 was driven by public anger over the"I find the accused guilty and convict the accused of all seven charges," Judge Mohamad Nazlan Ghazali said after spending two hours to read out his ruling.
The current trial involved a charge of abuse of power, three charges of criminal breach of trust and three money laundering charges.'Solid foundation for prosecution' Najib’s party is the biggest bloc in the current Malay nationalist alliance, which was formed in March after a political coup by Muhyiddin’s party toppled the former reformist government.
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