1MDB fraud: Malaysia ex-PM Najib Razak gets 12 years in prison

Mid-Day Wednesday, 29 July 2020 ()
A Malaysian court sentenced former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve up to 12 years in prison on Tuesday after finding him guilty of crimes involving the multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB state investment fund that brought down his government in a shocking election ouster two years ago.

Najib was calm and stone-faced...
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News video: Malaysia's Ex-PM Convicted On Seven Counts

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 A Malaysian court has found former Prime Minister Najib Razak guilty. The verdict came in on Tuesday in Najib's first corruption trial over the multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB investment fund. According to Newser, the ruling came five months after a new government took power with Najib’s...