Tag - Najib

‘I did not collude with MACC’

KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) analyst Adam Ariff Mohd Roslan colluded with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) when he made his report on 1Malaysia Development Bhd’s (1MDB) money trails, Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah claimed at the High Court here. The lead counsel of Datuk Seri Najib Razak made the allegation at the latter’s trial...

Reveal everything, Najib tells Sirul

He urges ex-cop to disclose details about the mastermind behind Altantuya murder PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has urged former corporal Sirul Azhar Umar to “reveal everything” about the purported mastermind behind the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu. This comes after an Al Jazeera interview aired on Friday, where Sirul, a former police commando,...

Court rejects Najib’s appeal

PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has dismissed Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s appeal to attend the proceedings of the US$681mil 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) lawsuit that was filed against him and several other individuals. A three-man bench comprising Justices P. Ravinthran, Mariana Yahya and Lim Chong Fong held that the proceedings the former prime minister wanted to...

Bank Negara analyst’s testimony on 1MDB money trail based on Najib’s bank statement, court hears

KUALA LUMPUR: The prosecution in Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MBD) trial told the High Court here that Bank Negara analyst Adam Ariff Mohd Roslan's testimony on the flow of money in 1MDB was based on his analysis on the former premier's bank statements as well as other documentation. Deputy Public Prosecutor Ahmad...

1MDB: AG reduced recommended fine to RM15mil, says Zeti

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Bank Negara Governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz on Monday (Aug 28) revealed at the High Court here that the central bank had in fact recommended a penalty amounting to RM23mil against 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) but the Attorney-General (AG) then reduced the fine to RM15mil. The 76-year-old witness said, in order...

Najib loyalists call for royal pardon as Malaysia’s ex-PM begins jail term

Supporters of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak petitioned King Al-Sultan Abdullah to pardon the disgraced politician, a day after he was jailed for corruption linked to the multi-billion-dollar scandal at a state investment fund. About 200 loyalists gathered outside the national palace on Wednesday afternoon to hand in a request for an immediate pardon for...

Malaysia 1MDB case: Hearing for Najib’s final appeal begins as critics slam his bid to ‘play games’

Malaysia’s Federal Court on Thursday (Aug 18) began hearing oral submissions in Najib Razak ’s final appeal against corruption convictions linked to a former unit of the scandal-tainted state fund 1MDB, after several attempts by the ex-premier’s lawyers to postpone proceedings earlier this week. On Tuesday, the top court had dismissed Najib’s application to admit new evidence...

Malaysia’s Najib on the defensive over 1MDB scandal after US trial testimony

An artist’s impression of the moment star witness Timothy Leissner points out former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng in the ongoing US trial over the 1MDB scandal.Reuters file Revelations in the ongoing trial in the United States of an alleged key player in Malaysia's 1MDB scandal are continuing to cause shock waves, with the ex-leader Najib...

Malaysian ex-PM Najib’s 12-year jail sentence upheld in 1MDB-linked case, says appeal court

Malaysia’s second highest court has upheld a 12-year jail sentence previously handed to former prime minister Najib Razak in the first of several criminal cases linking him to the 1MDB financial scandal. The three-judge Court of Appeal ruled that the High Court’s decision to convict Najib of all seven counts in the trial last July was...

Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib starts appeal against 1MDB-linked conviction, jail sentence

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak speaks during a news conference outside Kuala Lumpur High Court in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 28, 2020Reuters Malaysia’s Court of Appeal on Monday (April 5) will begin hearing a bid by former prime minister Najib Razak to set aside his conviction on corruption charges in a case linked to a...