Malaysian court to hear ex-PM Najib's 1MDB appeal from Feb 15

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A Malaysian court will begin hearing on Feb. 15 an appeal by former prime minister Najib Razak against his conviction on graft and ...

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak speaks during a news conference outside the Kuala Lumpur High Court, Jul 28, 2020. KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court will begin hearing on Feb 15 an appeal by former prime minister Najib Razak against his conviction on graft and money-laundering charges linked to the state fund 1MDB, a prosecutor said on Thursday .

Najib was sentenced to 12 years in jail and fines of nearly US$50 million in July on seven charges over illegally receiving US$10 million misappropriated from SRC International, a former unit of 1Malaysia Development Berhad .The Court of Appeal has set 12 days to hear Najib's bid, from Feb 15, prosecutor Mohd Ashrof Adrin Kamarul told Reuters in a text message.US and Malaysian authorities say US$4.

Prosecutors say more than US$1 billion from 1MDB made its way into Najib's personal bank accounts, over which he faces a total of 42 criminal charges.

 

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