Page 100 - Development Berhad News Today

But anti-corruption campaigners fear a royal pardon for the still popular and well-connected Najib Razak may yet be near 

Catharsis probably best sums up what many Malaysians felt on Tuesday (Aug 23), when disgraced former prime minister Najib Razak began serving a 12-year prison sentence after failing in his final appeal to overturn a corruption conviction linked to a former unit of scandal-tainted fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). The decision was a long time coming for Najib, who now...

Malaysia’s legal system is facing a severe challenge from the followers of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, who want him freed via royal pardon from a sentence of 12 years in prison on seven counts of corruption and irregularities such as 1MDB.

The big news in ASEAN last week was the decision of Malaysia’s top court to uphold the conviction of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak on charges related to a multi-billion-dollar graft scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad.

Malaysia: When disgraced former prime minister Najib Razak began serving 12 years in prison on Tuesday after losing his final appeal to over... | News Track

After four years of trenchant denials and legal obfuscation, former Prime Minister Najib Razak, the star of Malaysia's leading political family, this week became the first leader of his country to be jailed - a humiliating downfall for a proud figure now enmeshed by corruption charges. His ranks of critics said it was just deserts for a 69-year-old whose greed...

The nation lost P2 billion in an aborted transaction with Russia for the purchase of 16 Mi-17 helicopters.

It may only be the end of August, but this year has seen some major announcements in Southeast Asia that signal a major shift is taking place in the deeply-conservative region. But do the changes affect reality on a deeper level, or merely cement the status quo?

Zahid claimed that Najib is a victim of political persecution, and has never asked for his charges to be dropped. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Delays in trials related to multi-billion-dollar corruption scandal at state fund will result in justice being denied, he says.