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View all search resultsMalaysia's antigraft agency vowed on Wednesday to recover more high-value artwork linked to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal after putting four recently retrieved works on display at its headquarters.
Sequerah convicted the 72-year-old former leader on all four counts of abuse of power as well as all 21 counts of money laundering, involving around 2.28 billion ringgit (US$554 million) from the fund.
The judge had yet to announce sentencing of Najib over his role in massive embezzlement from 1MDB, after finding him guilty on four counts of abuse of power and 21 charges of money laundering.
A Malaysian high court will decide whether to convict Najib of four more charges of corruption and 21 counts of money laundering involving the illegal transfer of about US$539 million from 1MDB.
Jailed former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak won a major court battle on Wednesday that took him a step closer to being able to serve out a years-long jail term over the multi-billion dollar 1MDB scandal at home.
Najib has been in prison since August 2022 after being found guilty of corruption and money laundering over funds misappropriated from SRC International, a former subsidiary of 1Malaysia Development Berhad, from which Malaysian and US authorities say about $4.5 billion was stolen in a complex, globe-spanning scheme.
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