Kuala Lumpur, Dec 25, 2025 (AFP) - Malaysia's Najib to face verdict in mega 1MDB graft trial

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2025-12-25

Former prime minister Najib Razak faces judgment on Friday for his alleged involvement in Malaysia's 1MDB mega-graft scandal, with a guilty verdict likely to add years to a sentence already being served. The 72-year-old faces four counts of abuse of power and 21 counts of money laundering relating to the plunder of hundreds of millions of dollars from the Southeast Asian nation's 1MDB sovereign wealth fund, sparking probes in several countries.......

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