Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib ordered to serve 15 years in jail in 1MDB case
A Malaysian court on Friday sentenced former premier Najib Razak to serve 15 years in prison after convicting him on multiple counts of abuse of power and money laundering over his role in the multibillion-dollar fraud scandal at state fund 1MDB.
Rozanna Latiff and Martin Petty/Reuters
December 26, 2025
Supporters of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak hold banners featuring his portrait outside the Palace of Justice, as the high court will deliver its verdict on Najib for four corruption charges and 21 counts of money laundering involving the illegal transfer of about 2.2 billion ringgit ($539 million) from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), in Putrajaya, Malaysia December 26, 2025. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain
Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters
KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian court on Friday sentenced former premier Najib Razak to serve 15 years in prison after convicting him on multiple counts of abuse of power and money laundering over his role in the multibillion-dollar fraud scandal at state fund 1MDB.
The judge sentenced Najib to 15 years in jail on each of the four counts of abuse of power and five years in prison for each of the 21 charges of money laundering, all of which would be served concurrently.
Najib, 72, has been in prison since August 2022 after a conviction in an earlier case involving 1Malaysia Development Berhad, which he co-founded in 2009 while premier. He has denied wrongdoing.
Rozanna Latiff; Writing by Martin Petty/Reuters
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