A Malaysian courtroom on Friday sentenced former Prime Minister Najib Razak to fifteen years in jail after discovering him responsible on a number of counts of abuse of energy and cash laundering linked to the multibillion-dollar 1Malaysia Growth Berhad (1MDB) corruption scandal.
The trial choose handed Najib 15-year jail phrases on every of the 4 counts of abuse of energy, in addition to 5 years’ imprisonment for every of the 21 cash laundering prices.
The sentences are to run concurrently.
Najib, 72, has been in custody since August 2022 following an earlier conviction associated to the 1MDB case, a state fund he co-founded in 2009 throughout his tenure as prime minister.
He has persistently denied any wrongdoing.