Former Prime Minister Najib Razak was brought from jail and presented in court: Photo: File
Kuala Lumpur: A Malaysian court acquitted former Prime Minister Najib Razak of corruption charges, but ordered the 12-year prison sentence to be maintained in another case.
According to foreign media, the judge of the High Court said in the decision that the public prosecutor failed to prove the charges against former Prime Minister Najib Razak of misappropriating public funds and changing the audit report. The prime minister could have been jailed for up to 20 years.
Former Prime Minister Najib Razak, 69, was brought from jail and presented in court. Najib Razak is serving a 12-year prison sentence for abuse of power, money laundering and criminal breach of trust. The court has upheld his sentence.
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