Ex-Malaysia Prime Minister Could Face More Charges In Corruption Case
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Najib was found guilty in that case of abuse of power, money laundering and criminal breach of trust over the transfer of 42 million ringgit ($10 million) from SRC International -- a former unit of 1MDB -- to his personal bank account.
Malaysia's jailed former prime minister Najib Razak returned to court Thursday to face more charges linked to a multi-billion-dollar financial scandal at state fund 1MDB, two days after he began serving a 12-year prison term.
Najib, 69, was sent to prison Tuesday after the Federal Court, Malaysia's highest tribunal, upheld his sentence in the initial batch of charges linked to the scandal that brought down his government in 2018.
Najib was found guilty in that case of abuse of power, money laundering and criminal breach of trust over the transfer of 42 million ringgit ($10 million) from SRC International -- a former unit of 1MDB -- to his personal bank account.
Analysts said the prison term would likely shut the door to a political comeback for the former leader, who remains popular, especially among rural Malay voters.
