File of former Malaysian PM Najib, before lawyers submit closing arguments in his criminal case

Record ID: 1437323

  • Title: File of former Malaysian PM Najib, before lawyers submit closing arguments in his criminal case
  • Date: 17th October 2019
  • Summary: Najib announced on March 24, 2014, that Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 ended its journey in the southern Indian Ocean with 239 people on board MH370 vanished from radar screens shortly after taking off from Kuala Lumpur, bound for Beijing, early on March 8, 2014. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA (FILE - MARCH 24, 2014) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** NAJIB WALKING IN FOR NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (English) MALAYSIAN PRIME MINISTER, NAJIB RAZAK, SAYING: "It is therefore with deep sadness and regret that I must inform you that according to this new data, flight MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean." Najib met Barack Obama, the first U.S. president to visit Malaysia in nearly 50 years, in April 2014. PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA (FILE - APRIL 27, 2014) (REUTERS) U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA WALKING TO PODIUM FOR NEWS CONFERENCE WITH NAJIB OBAMA SPEAKING OBAMA SHAKING HANDS WITH NAJIB / OBAMA AND NAJIB WALKING AWAY On July 23, Malaysian parliament members observed a moment of silence to remember those lost in Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 before the sitting of a special session. Flight MH17 was downed on July 17 over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 passengers and crew. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA (FILE - JULY 23, 2014) (REUTERS) PARLIAMENT MEMBERS STANDING DURING MOMENT OF SILENCE NAJIB (RIGHT) AND MALAYSIAN DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER MUHYIDDIN YASSIN (LEFT) STANDING DURING MOMENT OF SILENCE PARLIAMENT MEMBERS OBSERVING MOMENT OF SILENCE In April 2014, Najib welcomed nine leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the opening ceremony of the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur in 2015. He urged Southeast Asian leaders to seek a peaceful settlement in the South China Sea and unite to combat the threat posed by extremism in the region. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA (FILE - APRIL 27, 2015) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (REUTERS) NAJIB STANDING AT PODIUM FOR SPEECH NAJIB SPEAKING
  • Embargoed: 31st October 2019 03:26
  • Keywords: graft Barisan Nasional Najib Razak profile Mahathir former prime minister National Front UMNO Najib profile Najib file corruption Najib 1MDB Malaysia
  • Location: KUALA LUMPUR / PORT KLANG AND GOMBAK, SELANGOR / PEKAN, PAHANG / PUTRAJAYA / JOHOR BAHRU / LANGKAWI, MALAYSIA
  • City: KUALA LUMPUR / PORT KLANG AND GOMBAK, SELANGOR / PEKAN, PAHANG / PUTRAJAYA / JOHOR BAHRU / LANGKAWI, MALAYSIA
  • Country: Malaysia
  • Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Judicial Process/Court Cases/Court Decisions
  • Reuters ID: LVA008B1NEG5J
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Prosecutors and defence lawyers of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak are scheduled to present their closing arguments on Tuesday (October 22), ahead of a November ruling on whether a case has been established against the ex-premier.
    Najib faces seven charges over allegations that he received about $10 million in illegal funds from SRC International, a former unit of scandal-linked state fund 1MDB.
    Malaysians voted Najib out of power in May 2018, as disgust grew over corruption and rising living costs, and the investigations of 1Malaysia Development Berhad are seen as a test of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's promises to root out corruption.
    1MDB, founded by Najib in 2009, is the subject of corruption and money laundering investigations in at least six countries. The U.S. Department of Justice has said about $4.5 billion was misappropriated from the fund.
    Najib was barred from leaving Malaysia and arrested within two months after the election. He faces a total of 42 criminal charges, most linked to 1MDB and other state entities.
    He has consistently denied wrongdoing and says the charges against him are politically motivated.
    The luxurious lifestyle of Najib and his family also came to light with the discovery of nearly $300 million worth of goods and cash at properties linked to him.
    Najib's wife Rosmah Mansor, known for her designer handbags and jewellery, has also been charged with corruption. She has pleaded not guilty.
    (Production: Angie Teo, Ebrahim Harris, Yiming Woo, Phyllis Xu, Natasha Howitt)
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