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Malaysia’s Najib Razak charged with corruption

/ 09:51 AM July 04, 2018

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak (C) arrives for a court appearance at the Duta court complex in Kuala Lumpur on July 4, 2018. Najib, 64, was detained on July 3 as the government of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad intensified a probe on corruption during his rule, including the alleged siphoning off of billions of dollars from state fund 1MDB. / AFP PHOTO / MOHD RASFAN

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was charged Wednesday with corruption for embezzling millions of dollars of public money, in a stunning fall from grace for a national leader.

Najib did not enter a plea at the lower sessions court, however, because the case is being transferred to the High Court, an AFP reporter said.  /kga

 

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