Malaysian jailed ex-leader Najib acquitted of audit tampering charge

High Court judge Mohamed Zaini Mazlan said state prosecutors failed to provide sufficient evidence to prove their case that Najib tampered with an official audit report on scandal-wracked state fund 1MDB."The first accused is discharged and acquitted from the charge. The second accused is discharged and acquitted against the charge made against him," the judge said in court.

The charge dismissed Friday focused on allegations that Najib ordered a report on the 1MDB sovereign wealth fund by the government's official audit body to be altered in February 2016. He was allegedly assisted by Arul Kanda, who was president and chief executive of the fund at the time. Najib, 69, was brought to court Friday from Kajang Prison, where he is currently serving a 12-year jail sentence for corruption linked to the plunder of 1MDB's funds.Friday's court ruling eased the pressure on Najib, but the former leader still faces dozens more charges, which could lengthen his stay in prison., which had led to investigations around the world - including in the US, Switzerland and Singapore - for the use of their financial systems to launder the looted money.

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