Last ruling on enchantment to overturn his 12-year jail sentence for case associated to a corruption case slams the door on a political comeback for former chief and son of the nation’s second prime minister, Abdul Razak.
(Reuters)
Malaysia’s high courtroom has rejected with finality ex-prime minister Najib Razak’s bid to overturn his 12-year jail sentence for corruption, slamming the door on a political comeback.
The previous prime minister had requested the Federal Courtroom to evaluation a earlier panel’s determination to disclaim his closing enchantment towards the conviction, linked to the plunder of state funding fund 1MDB.
Najib, 69, claimed he didn’t obtain a good listening to, alleging {that a} decide had a battle of curiosity, and that his new authorized group was not allowed sufficient time to review the case paperwork.
However the Federal Courtroom on Fr iday dismissed the problem.
“There was no prejudice and no failure of justice,” mentioned decide Vernon Ong Lam Kiat.
He’ll proceed to serve his 12-year jail sentence for abuse of energy, cash laundering and prison breach of belief over the switch of 42 million ringgit ($10.1 million) from former 1MDB unit SRC Worldwide to his private checking account.
Najib, who has been in jail since August, appeared dejected as the choice was learn out.
Earlier, he had arrived in courtroom escorted by jail guards, and was greeted by dozens of supporters.
His spouse Rosmah Mansor, who was discovered responsible of graft final 12 months, additionally attended the proceedings.
Najib additionally faces dozens extra costs which might lengthen his jail time.
Most of them are associated to his alleged position within the 1MDB scandal, which led to cash laundering investigations around the globe, together with in the US, Switzerland and Singapore.
The allegations that billions of {dollars} had been pilfered from 1MDB — and used to purchase every little thing from a superyacht to a Monet portray — performed a serious position in Najib’s ouster and the defeat of his long-ruling occasion within the 2018 elect ions.
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