Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak fails to raise reasonable doubt on abuse of power charge in first 1MDB trial: judge
Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak arrives at the Duta Court complex awaiting a verdict in his corruption trial in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 28, 2020.A Malaysian court pronounced former Prime Minister Najib Razak guilty Tuesday in his first corruption trial over the multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB investment fund.
Najib, 67, has promised to appeal. He has said he was misled by rogue bankers and the case against him is political. The current trial involved a charge of abuse of power, three charges of criminal breach of trust and three money laundering charges. Najib’s party is the biggest bloc in the current Malay nationalist alliance, which was formed in March after Muhyiddin’s party toppled the former reformist government.
Najib’s wife and several officials from his party and previous government have also been charged with graft. Najib, whose father and uncles were Malaysia’s second and third prime ministers, denies any wrongdoing. He calls the prosecutions a political attack on him.
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