A court in Malaysia convicted the former prime minister of abuse of power, breach of trust and money laundering
FROM PAINTINGS by Monet and van Gogh to diamond jewellery and a superyacht, a Hollywood blockbuster and a transparent piano, the $4.5bn that America’s Department of Justice says disappeared between 2009 and 2015 from 1MDB, a Malaysian sovereign-wealth fund, was not spent subtly. The spree attracted investigations in at least six countries.
The verdicts come at a febrile time for Malaysian politics. When the scandal became public in 2015 it caused ructions within Mr Najib’s party, the United Malays National Organisation . Muhyiddin Yassin, his deputy prime minister, was fired after criticising his boss’s handling of the furore. At a general election in 2018 voters unexpectedly ousted Mr Najib and UMNO, which had led every Malaysian government for 61 years.
Relations between Perikatan Nasional’s constituent parties are lukewarm. UMNO and its ally PAS, an Islamic outfit, dominate. They resent Mr Muhyiddin’s leadership, given that his party, Bersatu, is fairly small. In an apparent bid to keep them sweet, Mr Muhyiddin has created an unusual number of ministerial jobs and doled out roles at government-linked companies.
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