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Supporters of jailed ex-PM Najib rally for royal pardon

Supporters of Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak are calling for royal intervention a day after he began a 12-year jail term

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

Malaysia ex-PM Najib moves from luxurious lifestyle to lockup

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's new prison lodgings may be less than an hour's drive from his mansion in Kuala Lumpur's affluent Bukit Tunku neighbourhood, but it is a world away from the luxury he is used to.

Reuters · Aug 24, 2022

Explainer-Behind bars, Malaysia's Najib has few 'get out of jail' cards left to play

Having begun a 12-year jail sentence on Tuesday, former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak is expected to scramble for ways to obtain early release after losing his final appeal in a case linked to a multi-billion dollar corruption scandal.

Reuters · Aug 24, 2022

Malaysia top court upholds ex-Prime Minister Najib's graft conviction

The five-member Federal Court panel said it unanimously found the judgment of the high court judge was right and that Najib's appeal was "devoid of any merits."

WEKU · Aug 23, 2022

Explainer-Malaysia's ex-PM Najib and the multi-billion dollar 1MDB scandal

Malaysia's top court ordered former prime minister Najib Razak to begin a 12-year prison sentence on Tuesday after rejecting his appeal against a conviction on charges related to a multi-billion dollar graft scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

Reuters · Aug 23, 2022

Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib jailed after appeal in 1MDB case rejected

Verdict means Najib will serve a 12-year sentence, making him the first former Malaysian prime minister to be jailed.

Al Jazeera · Aug 23, 2022

Malaysia's ex-PM Najib asks chief justice to recuse herself from appeal panel

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak on Tuesday asked the chief justice to recuse herself from a panel presiding over his final appeal to set aside his corruption conviction and 12-year jail sentence over a case linked to the 1MDB financial scandal.

Bangkok Post · Aug 23, 2022

Former Prime Minister Najib Razak seeks to remove Malaysia's top judge from graft appeal

Former Prime Minister Najib Razak is seeking to remove Malaysia’s top judge from his final appeal in a graft case linked to the massive looting of the 1MDB state fund

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022

Malaysian ex-PM Najib goes to jail for graft after losing final appeal

Malaysia's top court ordered former prime minister Najib Razak to begin a 12-year prison sentence on Tuesday after upholding a guilty conviction on charges related to a multi-billion dollar graft scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

Reuters · Aug 23, 2022

Malaysian prosecutors rest case against ex-PM Najib in final 1MDB appeal

Malaysian prosecutors on Friday wrapped up their arguments against former premier Najib Razak's final bid to overturn a 12-year jail sentence for corruption, saying he was aware that he had received funds from an "unlawful activity."

Reuters · Aug 19, 2022