Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib Razak sentenced after guilty verdict in corruption trial

Malaysia Corruption

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak will serve up to 12 years in prison after being found guilty of crimes involving the multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB state investment fund that brought down his government.

Najib was calm and stone-faced as he became the first Malaysian leader to be convicted. He has vowed to appeal the verdict and took an oath in brief remarks from the dock before the sentencing that he was unaware of the corruption.