US EditionMalaysian court drops money laundering charges against jailed ex-leader Najib Razak
- On June 20, 2025, the Kuala Lumpur High Court allowed former Prime Minister Najib Razak to withdraw from three money laundering charges related to RM27 million from SRC International, without formally acquitting him.
- The DNAA followed repeated procedural delays since 2019 and represents the second time 1MDB-linked charges against Najib have been dropped, while prosecutors may refile when ready.
- Since August 2022, Najib has been incarcerated following his conviction for corruption and money laundering involving RM42 million linked to SRC International, a former 1MDB subsidiary, though he has consistently denied all allegations.
- Lawyer Muhammad Shafee called the DNAA decision fair and clarified it does not mean acquittal, while Pahang Menteri Besar Wan Rosdy hailed the ruling as a moral victory and Najib expressed satisfaction.
- Najib now focuses on his largest ongoing trial linked to 1MDB, where closing arguments are scheduled for October 2025, highlighting ongoing legal proceedings despite the dropped money laundering charges.
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Malaysia's Najib's Money Laundering Case Disappears
The power coupleThe “discharge not amounting to an acquittal” granted on one pending case today to former Prime Minister Najib Razak, one of the architects of the biggest financial scandal in Malaysian history, represents a slow chipping away at the potential punishments he faces, and along with it a slow chipping away at the reputation of the current prime minister, Anwar Ibrahim, who came to power two and a half years ago on a long-promised pl…
Malaysian court drops money laundering charges against jailed former
KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court dropped three money laundering charges against jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak on Friday, in a case linked to the multibillion-dollar looting of a state fund. Najib was previously convicted in a graft case tied to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad state fund, or 1MBD, and began serving time in 2022, after losing his final appeal. He also
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Malaysian court drops money laundering charges against jailed ex-leader Najib Razak
A Malaysian court has dropped three money laundering charges against jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak in a case linked to the multibillion-dollar looting of a state fund.
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