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Foreign

Malaysia Halves Ex-PM Najib Razak’s Jail Term

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak's 12-year jail sentence for corruption has been halved by the country's pardons board. Jailed in 2022 for stealing national funds, he will be released in August 2028, the board said. Najib, who served from 2009 to 2018, was convicted in 2020 as part of the 1MDB scandal. That is related to the embezzlement of Malaysia's state-owned wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad. The fine imposed […]

todayFebruary 2, 2024

Judiciary

Supreme Court Upholds Five-Year Sentence Of Ex-lawmaker, Farouk Lawan

The Supreme Court has upheld the five years sentence of former House of Representatives member, Farouk Lawan. Honourable bagged a five-year jail term for receiving a bribe of $500,000 from businessman, Femi Otedola. Lawan was tried for receiving $500,000 bribe during a legislative probe into the fuel subsidy regime in 2012. Justice Angela Otaluka of the Federal court, held that Lawan demanded $3 million and received $500,000 from Femi Otedola […]

todayJanuary 26, 2024