KUALA LUMPUR — A court in Malaysia allowed corruption charges in one of several cases linked to the scandal-wracked 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) sovereign wealth fund against jailed ex-prime minister Najib Razak to be dropped, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
KUALA LUMPUR — A court in Malaysia allowed corruption charges in one of several cases linked to the scandal-wracked 1Malaysia Development Berhad sovereign wealth fund against jailed ex-prime minister Najib Razak to be dropped, his lawyer said on Wednesday.'The court correctly exercised its jurisdiction to discharge our client of the charges' in the case on payments of 6.6 billion ringgit allegedly made to Abu Dhabi's International Petroleum Investment Co.
Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak looks on as he is escorted by prison officers during an appeal hearing at the Kuala Lumpur High Court on April 17, 2024. AFP FILE PHOTONajib in October issued an apology that the 1MDB scandal happened during his tenure, but maintained he had no knowledge of illegal transfers from the now-defunct state fund.
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