KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's jailed ex-leader Najib Razak began his defense Monday against graft charges tied to more than $500 million in alleged bribes and several counts of money laundering, saying they were "politically motivated."
The former prime minister, already serving a six-year jail term for corruption related to the plunder of sovereign wealth fund 1MDB, faces several other cases linked to the financial scandal that led to his defeat in 2018 elections.
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