KUALA LUMPUR – KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak was victimized by rogue bankers and should be acquitted of corruption linked to the massive looting of a state investment fund, his lawyers said Friday at the close of his first corruption trial over the scandal.
The High Court set July 28 to deliver its verdict that will be closely watched as Najib’s Malay political party is reviving its fortunes.
The party is part of a new government that took power in March less than two years after it was ousted in 2018 elections amid immense public anger over the 1MDB investment fund scandal.