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Malaysian court rules ex-PM Najib’s 1MDB trial will proceed
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Malaysian ex-leader Najib Razak’s
first trial linked to the 1MDB scandal will proceed after a judge ruled
Monday that prosecutors had made a sufficient case, boosting efforts to bring
him to justice over the mammoth fraud.
The former prime minister must enter his defence on seven charges related
to the theft of 42 million ringgit ($10.1 million) from a former unit of
sovereign wealth fund 1MDB, judge Mohamad Nazlan Mohamad Ghazali told the
High Court in Kuala Lumpur.
BSS/AFP/MSY/0949 hrs