1MDB Scandal

The former leader is seeking to convert his current prison sentence, handed down for his involvement in the 1MDB corruption scandal, to house arrest.

Najib Razak claims that an unpublished royal order permits him to serve the remainder of his corruption-related sentence at home.

The former leader is leaving no leaf unturned in his bid to serve his remaining corruption sentence under house arrest.

The Malaysian leader's response to recent developments in the 1MDB corruption scandal was tone-deaf and dismissive.

The timing of the proposed law has given rise to speculation that it might be used to free former Prime Minister Najib Razak from prison.

The former leader said that he had already been punished politically and should not also be “legally victimized.”

A new book by Leslie Lopez details the unfolding of one of the world's largest financial scandals.

Najib Razak claims that the authorities have concealed the existence of a royal order permitting him to serve his remaining sentence at home.

From prison, disgraced former Prime Minister Najib Razak is plotting an unlikely political comeback. Don't rule it out.

The pardon, which halves the former leader's prison sentence from 12 to six years, could see him free ahead of the country's next general election.

The decision comes less than two weeks after the dropping of corruption charges against an ally for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

Jasmine Loo, a former lawyer for the ill-fated state investment fund, is a close associate of Jho Taek Low, the alleged ringleader of the 1MDB scandal.

Najib Razak's campaign for a royal pardon will provide a compelling political B-plot in the run-up to the country's next general election.

Rosmah Mansor, 70, was accused of soliciting and receiving bribes in order to facilitate a contract to provide solar panels for schools in Borneo.

After decades of subordination to politicians, the conviction of Najib Razak on corruption charges was a powerful assertion of independence by the country's judiciary.

The ruling United Malays National Organisation is hoping to capitalize on recent strong showings at the state level.

The jailing of Najib Razak is a major step toward accountability for the massive financial scandal, but many of its architects and enablers remain at large.

The former leader was found guilty in 2020 on three charges related to the pilfering of the 1MDB state development fund.

Lawyers for the former leader are seeking to have the case thrown out on the grounds that a trial judge had a conflict of interest.

Malaysia’s gargantuan 1MDB scandal shows why the world needs to establish an International Anti-Corruption Court.

In handing down the decision, an appeal judge described Najib Razak’s actions as a “national embarrassment.”

Prosecutors alleged that bond sales organized by Goldman Sachs helped enable the pilfering of the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund.

With Najib’s political allies back in power and an ongoing crackdown on the forces pushing for accountability, the case is anything but closed.

2 years after his ouster in a shock election upset, Najib Razak becomes the first Malaysian leader to be convicted of corruption.