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Jailed former prime minister loses bid to challenge guilty verdict

The highest court in Malaysia today rejected an attempt by the imprisoned former Prime Minister, Najib Razak, to appeal his corruption conviction related to the 1MDB scandal.  This marks the end of Najib's legal attempts to challenge the guilty verdict, Channel News Asia reported.  He is the first Malaysian premier…

Najib Razak applied for a royal pardon

A five-member Federal Malaysian Court bench chose to not review the decision to uphold former Prime Minister Najib Razak's graft conviction.

Malaysia’s top court said Friday it will not review its 2022 graft conviction of former Prime Minister Najib Razak on charges stemming from the multi-billion-dollar scandal at state fund 1 Malaysia Development Berhad or 1MDB. Najib’s legal maneuvering on Friday was his last legal recourse, but he has, however, applied for a royal pardon, which,…

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