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.
Najib Razak's lawyer said the court's decision lifted the former Malaysia prime minister's spirit and desire to fight.
“This is the first case out of those cases that we got a good result. Arul was also acquitted on Friday. Advertisement
The 1MDB development fund was set up months after Najib became prime minister in 2009. Investigators allege more than $4.5 billion was stolen from the fund ...
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The High Court of Malaysia on March 3 acquitted former Prime Minister Najib Razak of audit tampering, but he will continue to serve his 12-year prison term ...
[Najib Razak](/tags/Najib-Razak.vnp)in 2009 with the aim of serving Malaysia’s development. Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak (centre) arrives at a trial in Kuala Lumpur on August 28, 2019. Meanwhile, Kanda was charged with assisting the former PM.
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court's decision to acquit Datuk Seri Najib Razak of the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) audit report tampering charge will raise ...
Najib also said he was grateful for his acquittal ... we hope for better things to come,” she said when approached by reporters. “This was the first politically-charged case that we got a positive result,” he added.
Najib is serving a 12-year prison sentence after being convicted in a separate case. In 2018, authorities charged him with abusing his position as prime ...
The authorities have accused Arul Kandasamy, the former chief executive of the fund, of abetting and colluding with Najib. Najib is serving a 12-year prison sentence after being convicted in a separate case. On Friday, a Malaysian court acquitted former Prime Minister Najib Razak and the former chief executive of scandal-linked state fund 1MDB of corruption charges linked to a 2016 government audit into the fund, their lawyers said.
A Malaysian court on Friday acquitted former Prime Minister Najib Razak on charges of tampering with an audit report into the troubled 1Malaysia Development ...
The highest court is expected to render a ruling before March 31. A convoy of vehicles brought the former prime minister to the Kuala Lumpur courthouse from Kajang Prison, where he is incarcerated. The same goes for other cases Najib is facing as well. Both of us, Najib and I are relieved,” he said. There was no evidence in this trial to say that he was complicit in 1MDB problems.” He was roped in to rescue 1MDB and had left a promising career,” the judge also ruled.