Malaysian appeal court upholds PM Najib Razak’s 1MDB conviction | Video

Kuala Lumpur, Dec 8 (EFE/EPA).- A Malaysian court on Wednesday upheld former prime minister Najib Razak’s 12-year prison sentence for seven corruption charges linked to state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

In a virtual hearing, due to one of Najib's defense team contracting Covid-19, Malaysia's Court of Appeal unanimously rejected the appeal of the convictions handed down in the High Court in July last year.

A three-member panel, led by Judge Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil, affirmed that Najib misappropriated 42 million ringgits ($10 million) from SRC International, a subsidiary of the 1MDB state fund that he set up in 2009 and oversaw. (Camera: FAZRY ISMAIL).

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Date: 08/12/2021 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EPA
Topic: Crime, law and justice » Crime
Crime, law and justice » Corporate crime
Crime, law and justice » Trials
Crime, law and justice
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 37 seconds
Reference: 7001127696
Relevance: Normal