Malaysia’s jailed former leader Najib Razak will begin his defence this week against corruption charges tied to more than US$500 million in alleged bribes, and argue to serve the rest of his ...

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian court dropped charges against jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak over criminal breach of trust linked to the multibillion-dollar looting of a ...

Najib had already been convicted in his first graft case tied to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad state fund scandal and began serving time in 2022 after losing his final appeal in his first graft ...