Imprisoned former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was convicted Friday following a corruption trial tied to multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB state investment fund. The nation's High Court found Najib, 72, guilty on three counts of abuse of power. Najib, who served as prime minister from 2009 to 2018, currently is serving a prison sentence after being convicted in an earlier case linked to the 1MDB scandal, which led to his government's defeat in 2018. He had chaired 1MDB's advisory board and held veto power as finance minister while serving as prime minister. Originally due for release in August 2028 after his sentence reduction, Najib now faces a longer stretch behind bars.

Source: The Telegraph December 26, 2025 09:26 UTC