(UPDATE) KUALA LUMPUR — A court in Malaysia ruled on Wednesday that jailed former prime minister Najib Razak would have to defend himself against charges of abuse of power and money laundering linked to the scandal-wracked 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) sovereign wealth fund.

Presiding judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah said the prosecution successfully established that Najib had a case to answer for on four counts of abuse of power linked to alleged bribes worth 2.27 billion ringgit ($517 million) as well as 21 counts of money laundering.