Malaysia fails to appeal ex-PM Najib's acquittal in 1MDB audit tampering case

Malaysian court upholds ex-leader Najib’s audit tampering acquittal

A Malaysian court upheld on Tuesday the acquittal of jailed former prime minister Najib Razak on an audit tampering charge in the investigation into corruption at the 1MDB state wealth fund. Najib is serving a 12-year prison term on other graft charges related to the 1 Malaysia Development Berhad financial scandal. The plundering of the […] The post Malaysian court upholds ex-leader Najib's audit tampering acquittal appeared first on The Guardia…

Malaysian ex-PM’s tampering acquittal upheld

KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian court has upheld the acquittal of jailed former prime minister Najib Razak of audit tampering in connection with corruption at the state wealth fund 1MDB.

Malaysia fails to appeal ex-PM Najib's acquittal in 1MDB audit tampering case

Najib, 70, is serving a 12-year jail sentence for another corruption case linked to 1MDB. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Malaysia fails to appeal ex-PM Najib's acquittal in 1MDB audit tampering case

Malaysia fails to appeal ex-PM Najib's acquittal in 1MDB audit tampering case Malaysian prosecutors have not appealed the acquittal of former Prime Minister Najib Razak in a case of audit tampering related to state fund 1MDB, his lawyers said on Tuesday, risking backlash for premier Anwar Ibrahim who has vowed to fight graft. Anwar is already under pressure from allies and the opposition after his government last week dropped dozens of graft ch…

Malaysia’s Appeals Court upholds Najib Razak’s acquittal in one of

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia: Malaysia’s Court of Appeal on Tuesday upheld the acquittal of former Prime Minister Najib Razak of audit tampering in relation to the multibillion dollar looting of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad state fund, though he remains in prison for other graft charges. The court struck out the appeal after prosecutors failed to meet deadlines in filing documents to support their bid, Najib’s lawyer Mohamed Shafee Abdullah told a n…

Malaysia's Appeals Court upholds Najib's acquittal in one of his 1MDB trial

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) -- Malaysia's Court of Appeal on Tuesday upheld the acquittal of former Prime Minister Najib Razak of audit tampering in relation to the multibillion dollar looting of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad state fund, though he remains in prison for other graft charges.