Judge jails ex-Malaysian PM Najib for 15 more years after new graft conviction
Summary
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was sentenced to an additional 15 years in jail and fined 11.4 billion ringgit for abuse of power and money laundering related to the 1MDB graft scandal.
Key Points
- Malaysian judge sentenced ex-PM Najib Razak to 15 more years in prison for abuse of power and money laundering.
- Najib was fined 11.4 billion ringgit ($2.8 billion) for his role in the 1MDB sovereign wealth fund scandal.
- Najib's additional sentence will begin after completing an existing six-year jail term from a separate conviction.
- The court dismissed Najib's defense that he was misled by businessman Jho Low and rejected claims of Middle East donors' involvement.
