Al Jazeera English published this video item, entitled “Appeals court upholds former Malaysian PM Najib’s 1MDB conviction” – below is their description.
A Malaysian appeals court on Wednesday upheld former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s conviction for corruption in the first case related to the multi-billion dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB.
Najib, whose term as prime minister ended with defeat at the 2018 elections, 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, and sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Al Jazeera’s Florence Looi reports from Putrajaya, Malaysia.
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Al Jazeera English YouTube Channel
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