PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia — Malaysia’s Appeal Court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak linked to the massive looting of the 1MDB state investment fund that brought down his government in 2018.
“All in all, we find the conviction safe," said Appeal Court judge Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil. “We dismiss the appeal... and affirm the conviction by the High Court on all seven charges.” Despite his graft conviction, Najib, 68, remains politically influential and his United Malays National Organization party has rebounded from its 2018 shocking election ouster.
Judge Abdul Karim said Najib clearly used his position to approve a government guarantee for billions in loans to SRC in return for a bribe. He called it a “bad management of public funds" as SRC didn't have the ability to service the loans and rejected Najib's defense that he was acting in the national interest.
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