Malaysia’s Najib found guilty on abuse of power charge in final 1MDB case

Malaysia’s jailed former prime minister Najib Razak was found guilty on the first count of abuse of power in the final criminal case linked to the multibillion-dollar 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal, following a seven-year trial. Justice Collin Lawrence Sequerah is still reading the remaining verdicts. Prosecutors say that Najib abused his position to siphon 2.3 billion ringgit (US$568 million) from the scandal-hit state fund. In total, the 72-year-old faces four charges of abusing...