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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Malaysian court drops one of the graft cases against jailed former premier Najib Razak

Malaysia Corruption - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A Malaysian court on Wednesday dropped charges against jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak over criminal breach of trust linked to the multibillion-dollar looting of a state fund.

Najib had already been convicted in his first graft case tied to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad state fund, or 1MBD, scandal and began serving time in 2022 after losing his final appeal in his first graft case.

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