Kuala Lumpur, Nov 27, 2024 (AFP) - Malaysia drops corruption charges linked to 1MDB case against ex-PM Najib: lawyer

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2024-11-27

A Malaysian court allowed corruption charges in one of several cases linked to the scandal-wracked 1MDB sovereign wealth fund against jailed ex-prime minister Najib Razak to be dropped, his lawyer said Wednesday. "The court correctly exercised its jurisdiction to discharge our client of the charges" in the case on payments of 6.6 billion ringgit ($1.48 billion) allegedly made to Abu Dhabi's International Petroleum Investment Company, his lawyer M......

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