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Malaysia ex-PM Najib given 12 years in jail in 1MDB looting

by Associated Press
| July 28, 2020 4:27 AM

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian court sentenced former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve up to 12 years in prison on Tuesday after finding him guilty of crimes involving the multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB state investment fund that brought down his government in a shocking election ouster two years ago.

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