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Malaysia’s top court upholds guilty verdict against Najib in 1MDB case

By Thomson Reuters Aug 23, 2022 | 3:33 AM

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s Federal Court on Tuesday upheld former prime minister Najib Razak’s guilty conviction and a 12-year jail sentence on corruption charges.

The top court also denied Najib’s request for a stay of sentence.

This was Najib’s final appeal.

(Reporting by Rozanna Latiff, editing by Ed Osmond)