Getting Najib Off the Hook
Mistrial on 12-year sentence looks likely, then possible return to power
The stage apparently is being set to get former Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak off the hook for complicity in the biggest theft of public funds in Malaysian history: the loss of US$4.5 billion from the state-backed 1Malaysia Bhd investment fund, which capsized in 2015 with US$11.75 billion in debt, which was assumed by the government.
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