DARK SECRETS: 7 - The Real Truth

Malaysia's ex-PM Najib asks chief justice to recuse herself from appeal panel

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak on Tuesday asked the chief justice to recuse herself from a panel presiding over his final appeal to set aside his corruption conviction and 12-year jail sentence over a case linked to the 1MDB financial scandal.

Bangkok Post · Aug 23, 2022

Former Prime Minister Najib Razak seeks to remove Malaysia's top judge from graft appeal

Former Prime Minister Najib Razak is seeking to remove Malaysia’s top judge from his final appeal in a graft case linked to the massive looting of the 1MDB state fund

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022

Malaysian ex-PM Najib goes to jail for graft after losing final appeal

Malaysia's top court ordered former prime minister Najib Razak to begin a 12-year prison sentence on Tuesday after upholding a guilty conviction on charges related to a multi-billion dollar graft scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

Reuters · Aug 23, 2022

Malaysia's ex-PM Najib fails in bid to admit new evidence in final 1MDB appeal

Malaysia's top court on Tuesday denied a request by former Prime Minister Najib Razak to introduce new evidence in his final appeal against a 12-year jail sentence for a case linked to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB financial scandal.

Reuters · Aug 16, 2022

Top Malaysian court orders ex-PM Najib to begin final appeal

Malaysia’s top court has ordered former Prime Minister Najib Razak to begin his final appeal after rejecting his request to throw out his graft conviction and 12-year sentence over potential judicial bias

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022

Malaysia ex-PM begins final bid to toss out graft conviction

Malaysia’s top court has begun hearing a final appeal by former Prime Minister Najib Razak to toss out his graft conviction linked to the massive looting of the 1MDB state fund

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2022

Malaysia ex-PM Najib asks court to admit new evidence as final 1MDB appeal begins

Lawyers for former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak sought on Monday to introduce fresh evidence for a re-trial, a final bid to overturn a 12-year jail term over a corruption case linked to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal.

Reuters · Aug 14, 2022

Malaysia lawyers protest probe of judge who convicted ex-PM

Hundreds of Malaysian lawyers have staged a protest to condemn the anti-graft agency’s probe of a senior judge who convicted former Prime Minister Najib Razak of corruption

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022

18-year-olds voting for first time in Malaysia

JOHOR, Malaysia: Younger Malaysian voters angered by the 1MDB corruption scandal played a key role in ending the six-decade rule of the United Malays National Organisation (Umno) back in 2018. Ahead of another national election, there’s a lot more of them — and they appear more worried about the economy.

Bangkok Post · Mar 12, 2022