1MDB Trial Against Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Begins

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1MDB Trial Against Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Begins
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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak lost his bid to delay the first of several trials related to the multibillion scandal surrounding 1MDB

In coming months, Mr. Najib will face 42 charges in all, most of them linked to how vast sums of money were siphoned out of 1MDB. U.S. investigators say more than $4.

5 billion was stolen between 2009 and 2014 and laundered through a variety of bank accounts,...A day after he was arrested, former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was charged in connection with the 1MDB scandal at a Kuala Lumpur court and released on bail. Photo: Getty

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