Malaysia’s Najib Razak challenges 15-year jail term in 1MDB case

Jailed former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has filed an appeal against his conviction last week on ‌corruption charges related to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, which saw him ‍sentenced to an additional 15 years in prison, his lawyer said on Tuesday. Najib, 72, has been in jail since 2022 on corruption offences linked to allegations that about US$4.5 billion was stolen from 1Malaysia ⁠Development Berhad (1MDB), a state fund he co-founded while serving as prime minister in 2009. US...