Najib Razak began his 12-year prison sentence on Tuesday. The corruption scandal surrounding the sovereign wealth fund 1MDB had also shaken the international banking world.
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak speaks to journalists in Putrajaya, August 23, 2022.
In the end, all the legal tricks and political pressures were of no use: Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak was sentenced to twelve years in prison on Tuesday. The formerly most powerful man in the country has been taken away immediately after the Court of Appeals upheld an earlier ruling. Ironically, he is now sitting where Najib once had his greatest adversary, opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, imprisoned.