Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak arrived at a Kuala Lumpur court on Tuesday to hear a verdict in the first of several graft trials linked to a multi-billion dollar scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
FILE PHOTO: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak arrives at Kuala Lumpur High Court in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 1, 2020. REUTERS/ Lim Huey Teng
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak arrived at a Kuala Lumpur court on Tuesday to hear a verdict in the first of several graft trials linked to a multi-billion dollar scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad . A high court judge is scheduled to open proceedings at 10 a.m. before delivering a ruling on seven charges that Najib faces over allegations he received 42 million ringgit from former 1MDB unit SRC International in 2014.Reporting by Joseph Sipalan; Editing by Ed Davies and Tom Hogue
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