Najib starts final bid to overturn 1MDB jail sentence | Born

PUTRAJAYA (AFP) – Malaysia’s top court yesterday began hearing ex-leader Najib Razak’s appeal to overturn his jail sentence for corruption in a high-stakes legal gambit that could see him locked up or potentially launching a political comeback. The Federal Court on Tuesday dismissed the former prime minister’s plea for a retrial, clearing the way for […]

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