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Malaysia's Najib starts final bid to overturn 1MDB jail sentence
By Agence France-Presse
Aug 18, 2022 6:54 pm

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia: Malaysia's top court on Thursday began hearing ex-leader Najib Razak's appeal to overturn his jail sentence for corruption in a high-stakes legal gambit that could see him locked up or potentially launching a political comeback.

Following a brief drama at the Federal Court seen as an attempt by defense lawyers to delay proceedings, government prosecutors started outlining why the former prime minister's 12-year jail sentence over a financial scandal at state fund 1MDB should stay.

Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak reacts during a press conference at the federal court in Putrajaya on August 18, 2022. AFP PHOTO

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