Najib Razak
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Malaysia under siege – a despot’s continued machination
Anand Murgun •The pathological lies and constant attack on Najib and the consequent pairing with a fractured opposition gave Mahathir a comeback platform under the guise of “reform” in 2018
From prime minister to prison: The rise and fall of Malaysia’s Najib Razak
•The British-educated Najib Razak was seen by many Malaysians as an aloof elitist with little understanding of common people. After running the country for nine years, he now faces more than a decade in jail for corruption in a spectacular fall over his links to the misuse of public money
Explained: What is Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal that put former Prime Minister Najib Razak in jail?
•1MDB was a state investment fund which Najib Razak launched in 2009 shortly after becoming prime minister. Concerns escalated in 2014 as 1MDB slid into an $11-billion debt hole, and intensifying public scrutiny revealed missing funds
Malaysia top court upholds ex-PM Najib Razak's graft conviction, 12-year jail sentence
•Najib faces a total of 42 charges in five separate trials linked to 1MDB, a development fund he set up shortly after taking power in 2009. His loss in his final appeal means he will have to begin serving his 12-year jail sentence immediately, becoming the first former prime minister to be jailed
Depriving Najib Razak of fair trial may have ramifications for Malaysia
Anand Murgun •With the general elections imminent, Mahathir Mohamad and his compatriots firmly believe that Najib’s incarceration would give them the political edge that they desperately need
1MDB scam: Malaysia's top court to hear ex-PM Najib Razak's plea to overturn jail sentence
•Najib, 69, and his ruling party were unceremoniously tossed out of office in 2018 elections following allegations of their involvement in a multi-billion dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB
Malaysian appeal court upholds ex-PM Najib Razak's corruption conviction in 1MDB scandal
•Najib was found guilty of diverting an estimated 42 million ringgit ($9.88m) from SRC International, a division of 1MDB, into his personal bank accounts in July last year
Malaysian ex-PM Najib Razak convicted of 7 graft charges over multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scam
•The current trial involved a charge of abuse of power, three charges of criminal breach of trust, and three charges of money-laundering
Malaysian prosecutors drop money laundering case of $248 mn against The Wolf of Wall Street producer Riza Aziz
•A sessions court judge ruled that the charges against Riza Aziz would be withdrawn without acquittal, after prosecutors said they had reached a deal which would see the government receiving “a substantial sum running into several million ringgit”.
Malaysia’s king names Muhyiddin Yassin as prime minister; ex-interior minister gets top post after week of political turmoil
•The decision came five days after the resignation of 94-year-old Mahathir