Najib

The judge rules that the prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case against them.

The offence was allegedly committed at the Prime Minister's Department Complex, Putrajaya, between Feb 22 and 26, 2016. He also said that Arul Kanda, who was called as a prosecution witness, had made a truthful and full discovery during the trial. The Kuala Lumpur High Court today acquitted former prime minister Najib Razak and former 1MDB CEO Arul Kanda Kandasamy in their 1MDB audit report tampering case.

His co-accused, former 1MDB chief Arul Kanda Kandasamy, was also acquitted. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Until Friday, he had not won any legal battles over the 42 1MDB charges that have been levelled against him. In 2022, he was convicted and imprisoned by Malaysia’s highest court, the Federal Court, in the first of the trials – on graft charges involving RM42 million (S$12.6 million) from former 1MDB subsidiary SRC International. KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s imprisoned former premier Najib Razak scored his first legal victory in relation to dozens of court charges he has faced over the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal since 2019, after he was acquitted without being called to defend himself in an audit tampering trial on Friday.

JAILED former prime minister Najib Razak was acquitted of an audit tampering charge, a judge said Friday, but will continue to serve his 12-year prison term ...

Prosecution failed to present evidence proving that Najib Razak ordered amendments in 1Malaysia Development Bhd audit report, according to Court of Appeal ...

[Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. “I also observed that the items amended or taken out were known to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and openly discussed. “There is no evidence to explicitly prove that the second accused (Najib) had directed the amendments made to exonerate him from civil and criminal liability.

A Malaysian court acquitted jailed former prime minister Najib Razak of a corruption charge on Friday but he will continue to serve a 12-year prison term ...

"The first accused (Arul Kanda) is discharged and acquitted from the charge. The charge dismissed Friday -- which carried up to 20 years in jail on conviction -- focused on allegations that Najib used his position to order a report on the 1MDB sovereign wealth fund by the government's official audit body to be altered in February 2016. The second accused (Najib) is discharged and acquitted against the charge made against him," the judge said in court.

Najib Razak was charged in 2018 with abusing his position as Prime Minister to amend a government audit into the multibillion-dollar scandal at 1Malaysia ...

"(The court) found that there was no element of gratification... Malaysia's 1MDB is the subject of corruption and money-laundering investigations in at least six countries. Najib — who is serving a 12-year prison sentence after being found guilty in a separate case — was charged in 2018 with abusing his position as Prime Minister to amend a government audit into the multibillion-dollar scandal at 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). A Malaysian court on March 3 acquitted former Prime Minister Najib Razak and the former chief executive of scandal-linked state fund 1MDB of corruption charges linked to [took office in November last year](https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/malaysia-king-names-reformist-leader-anwar-ibrahim-as-prime-minister/article66177507.ece), ordering a review into the previous administration's projects in a bid to root out graft. [a 2016 government audit into the fund](https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/najib-razak-and-the-1mdb-scandal/article65826093.ece), their lawyers said.

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and former chief executive of state fund 1MDB were acquitted of corruption charges linked to a 2016 government ...

Commenting on the matter, Arul said at the news conference that he felt vindicated by the court decision. "(The court) found that there was no element of gratification... Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who took office in November last year, had ordered a review into the previous administration's projects to remove corruption from the system.

Mohamed Zaini Mazlan says the former prime minister was merely concerned that the audit report could be politically spun.

Arul Kanda is discharged and acquitted of the charge against him," he said. "He was roped in to rescue the company and left what was presumably a promising career abroad. "He struck me as determined to carry out his duties diligently and not one to suffer fools gladly. He would answer any questions posed to the point and did not mince his words when required. "Ambrin was, therefore, given the independence to carry out his duties without fear or favour. "The amendments as stated by Ambrin was justified.

A Malaysian court on Friday acquitted jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak of audit tampering in one of the many cases he faces over a multi-billion ...

Najib faces three more cases related to corruption at various government entities and 1MDB, a fund he co-founded in 2009. "(The court) found that there was no element of gratification... Friday's acquittal was on a charge of abusing his position as prime minister to amend a government audit into 1MDB.