Judge’s hard line on Najib’s corruption will weigh on appeal – The Australian Financial Review
Najib, who led Malaysia from 2009 to 2018, co-founded 1MDB to attract foreign capital and help advance the Malaysian economy. Instead, up to $US4.5 billion was siphoned off. In 2018, the fund was declared insolvent and unable to pay its debts. That same year, Najib was bounced out of office in a historic election defeat.…