""It must be appreciated that the accused... stood at the very apex of the decision-making process with regard to matters in 1MDB," Judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah said. "To entertain the belief that officers subordinate to him in the hierarchy would willingly and knowingly conspire against a sitting prime minister of the day, together with Jho Low who did not even hold an official position in 1MDB, would be to stretch the imagination into the realms of pure fantasy.""
"A Malaysian court on Friday found Najib Razak guilty on additional charges of abuse of power related to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad, better known as 1MDB investment fund scandal. The lengthy verdict, which includes multiple charges of corruption and money laundering, is still in the process of being delivered by the judge. The jailed former prime minister has offered an apology for mishandling the scandal but consistently denied any other wrongdoing, insisting he had been misled by fund officials"
Najib Razak was convicted on additional charges of abuse of power related to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) investment fund. The verdict includes multiple counts of corruption and money laundering and is being delivered in full. The judge emphasized an "unmistakable bond" between Najib and fugitive businessman Jho Low and said Najib stood at the apex of 1MDB decision-making, calling the defense theory of subordinate conspiracy "pure fantasy." The court rejected claims that funds in Najib's account were Saudi donations, noting he had resources to verify them as prime minister. Najib apologized for mishandling the scandal but denies other wrongdoing. The ruling could strain the ruling coalition that includes Najib's UMNO party.
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