Najib Razak was convicted last year in the first of several trials he is facing over the looting of sovereign...
The Kuala Lumpur High Court also ordered him to pay a fine of $49 million
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) said $4.5 billion was diverted to offshore bank accounts and shell...
The allegations contributed to ex-prime minister Najib's shock 2018 election loss, and he has since...
After losing power last year, he was arrested and hit with dozens of charges related to 1MDB
Billions of dollars were looted from 1MDB and spent on everything from real estate to artwork, in a fraud...
The former prime minister, his family members and inner circle are accused of stealing billions of dollars...
The 65-year-old will face the first of several trials over his alleged involvement in the looting of...
Najib was ousted in an election in May last year amid public fury over the alleged theft of $4.5...
The audit was commissioned amid reports of skyrocketing debt and financial mismanagement at the fund,...
The United States, Malaysia and at least four other countries are investigating how billions of dollars...
A particular focus is how billions of dollars went missing from state fund 1Malaysian Development Berhad...
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, a former deputy premier and ally of scandal-mired ex-leader Najib Razak, is accused...
Najib will appear in court on Thursday afternoon to be charged over the allegations
Last week Mahathir had said he would try to cancel or modify the previous administration's agreements...
Rights groups welcomed the move
Najib was charged with three counts of money
Najib, 64, who has denied wrongdoing in relation to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) fund he founded,...
Since his shock election loss to Mahathir Mohamad in May, Najib has been barred from leaving the country,...
The official salary of Najib Razak, the former premier, while in office was $5,670 a month
Public disgust at allegations of corruption swirling around Najib was a major factor for the loss, with...