Najib

Federal court upholds conviction and 12-year sentence linked to fraud, saying appeal 'devoid of any merits'

During his appeal, which began last week, Najib alleged that his right to a fair trial had been undermined. Billions of dollars were estimated to have been siphoned from the fund and channelled to overseas private bank accounts. Najib, who has been out on bail pending his appeal, will have to begin serving his sentence immediately.

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak will serve his 12-year prison sentence after the Federal Court on Tuesday (Aug 23) upheld the guilty ...

This is Najib’s final bid to overturn the guilty conviction. Najib later filed a petition of appeal to the Federal Court on Apr 25 this year. Citing a social media post by the Chief Justice’s husband in 2018, Mr Teh said it is clear that he had negative sentiments towards Najib’s leadership.

Malaysia's highest court Tuesday(Aug 23) upheld former prime minister Najib Razak's 12-year jail sentence for corruption in the 1MDB financial scandal.

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia -- Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak is due to spend 12 years in prison after losing his final appeal against corruptio.

The five-member Federal Court panel said it unanimously found the judgment of the high court judge was right and that Najib's appeal was "devoid of any ...

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PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia -- Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak will begin a 12-year prison sentence after losing his final appeal against corrupt.

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Malaysia's Federal Court on Tuesday upheld former prime minister Najib Razak's guilty conviction and a 12-year jail sentence on corruption charges.

Prosecutors have said some $4.5 billion was stolen from 1MDB - co-founded by Najib during his first year as prime minister in 2009. We also find that the sentence imposed is not manifestly excessive," she said. His wife, Rosmah Mansor, and three children were seated behind him. Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat said the court unanimously dismissed Najib's appeals and that lower courts' conviction was safe. He had been out on bail and pending appeals. - Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat said the court unanimously dismissed Najib's appeals and that lower courts' conviction was safe.

Malaysia's highest court Tuesday(Aug 23) upheld former prime minister Najib Razak's 12-year jail sentence for corruption in the 1MDB financial scandal.

Najib's imprisonment is the latest in a string of stunning developments in the case revolving around 1MDB.

A member of Malaysia’s political elite, Najib is the third member of his family to serve as prime minister, following his father and uncle. The whereabouts of Jho Low is still unclear, with Beijing denying reports he is in China. There is still the prospect of a royal pardon for the former prime minister, who remains popular with a segment of society and influential in UMNO, which is back in government as part of a coalition. Entering the prime minister’s office himself in 2009, he had pledged both economic and political reforms. Money from the graft was involved in funding the Martin Scorsese film “ [The Wolf of Wall Street](https://www.amazon.com/Wolf-Wall-Street-Leonardo-DiCaprio/dp/B00IIU9FQY)” and used to buy hotels in Beverly Hills and Vincent van Gogh paintings, according [to investigators](https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/07/24/goldman-sachs-1mdb-scandal-settlement/?itid=lk_inline_manual_10). On Tuesday, a five-member panel of judges from Malaysia’s Federal Court concluded that Najib’s appeal was without merit and that the original High Court decision had been correct.

Verdict means Najib will serve a 12-year sentence, making him the first former Malaysian prime minister to be jailed.

The Al Jazeera correspondent said Najib long sought to portray himself as a victim of political persecution. “We saw Najib speak from the dock where he attempted to portray himself as a victim of justice. “This [verdict] is important because remember there are several other cases involving the 1MDB that are still ongoing against him. “The UMNO party will also have to ponder very carefully as to whether they will continue to align with him in terms of claiming innocence. Najib appeared in shock after the verdict was read. We agree that the defence is so inherently inconsistent and incredible that it does not raise a reasonable doubt on the prosecution case,” she said.

Najib is the first former prime minister in Malaysia to be sent to prison. Read more at straitstimes.com.

"I had to be on the move at all times with my years dedicated to people, public service, politics, and I couldn't be with you always. "My years have gone by, dedicated to people, public service, politics, a sacrifice I chose and I made, a journey which was joyous but unfortunately I overlooked and could not always be there for you," Najib wrote in a Facebook post accompanied by a picture of him with his grandson. "All these challenges which bore fruit brought a smile to my face, while some did not, but it was all a big sacrifice with years and time passing by.

Malaysia's highest court Tuesday(Aug 23) upheld former prime minister Najib Razak's 12-year jail sentence for corruption in the 1MDB financial scandal.

Najib Razak becomes Malaysia's first former prime minister to go to prison after top court upholds his graft conviction.

“The people made a decision in 2018 to ensure an independent judiciary and a country free from corruption,” he said. He will come back and he wants to become prime minister once again.” Najib could now apply for a review of the Federal Court decision, though such applications are rarely successful. Najib faces several more trials over the 1MDB allegations but remains politically influential in Malaysia. Najib’s jailing marked a stunning fall for a politician who, until four years ago, had governed Malaysia with an iron grip and suppressed local investigations of the looting of the 1MDB fund. “Have hope, don’t give up.”

Having begun a 12-year jail sentence on Tuesday, former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak is expected to scramble for ways to obtain early release after ...

He is also fighting a bankruptcy case. If Najib does not file the pardon within 14 days, he will lose his position as lawmaker, New said. The Malaysian prime minister's input could also be taken. High Court Judge Mohamad Nazlan, who first convicted Najib in 2020, said it was "far-fetched" to believe Najib could have been misled. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com But Najib can still apply for a review of the decision by the Federal Court that will then be looked at by a new panel of judges.

The writer says it is unwise for politicians to attempt to put their hands into the judiciary, in particular the Chief Justice.

Any accused, Najib included, has been accorded an opportunity to defend himself in the court, and no one can deny him of the right to a fair trial. Whether you like it or not, the judges have been entrusted with the power to execute law. Such an "image setting" is profoundly meaningful for a Bachelor of Law like me, and I have applied what I learned in law on my job as Sin Chew Daily's lead writer as well as in my day-to-day life. Umno's top leaders, Ahmad Zahid and Mohamad Hasan in particular, who have been persistently pressurising prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob to dissolve the parliament as soon as possible to pave way of fresh elections, have made it very clear that they will stand by their former boss in the trial. Najib, have you ever seen the portrait of Lady Justice? The judges have performed their duties professionally without succumbing themselves to threats and pressure.

Former Prime Minister Najib, charged for his role in the embezzlement of billions of dollars from 1MDB, lost his appeal against his jail sentence on Monday.

He was the country's deputy prime minister in the 1990s and was controversially deposed by then Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad before being jailed for sodomy and corruption. He was jailed again for sodomy in 2014 before receiving a royal pardon in 2018 and released. "Political leaders, political elites who continue to rort without [sic] impunity, they think that they're invincible and above the law, [but] now, the message is very clear," he said. Court hearings revealed they spent thousands of dollars on expensive hotels and jewelry. Najib continues to deny any wrongdoing. "I think this is a good beginning.

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's new prison lodgings may be less than an hour's drive from his mansion in Kuala Lumpur's affluent Bukit Tunku ...

The court is set to deliver its verdict in her trial on Sept. Najib's wife, Rosmah Mansor, has pleaded not guilty in a corruption case unrelated to 1MDB. The Prisons Department did not respond to an emailed request for comment on what conditions Najib will face in jail. The Federal Court rejected Azilah's application in 2020. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Anwar was also given access to the prison library, received regular visitors, and was allowed to leave for hospital treatments and to attend trial, according to Ahmad Zahid.

Supporters of Najib Razak submitted a memorandum to the king on Wednesday, a day after he was sent to jail over the SRC International guilty conviction, ...

This is an executive process where the executive may choose to remit, suspend or commute the sentence,” he explained. [High Court judge who found Najib guilty in July 2020](https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/malaysia-najib-razak-1mdb-trial-verdict-guilty-712876). Najib, who is the first Malaysian prime minister to be imprisoned, began serving his 12-year jail term on Tuesday. This is in line with Article 48 of the Federal Constitution, which states that a person is disqualified for being a member of either house of the parliament if he has been convicted of an offence and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than one year or to a fine of not less than RM2,000, and has not received a free pardon. “This is an inherent power of the Federal Court under Rule 137 of the Rules of the Federal Court, where they can review any application to prevent injustice or an abuse of the court process,” he said. Advertisement