Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been found guilty of all seven charges in the first of several multi-million dollar corruption trials.
He had pleaded not guilty to the charges of criminal breach of trust, money laundering, and abuse of power.
The case against Najib, in office from 2009 to 2018, was widely seen as a test of Malaysia’s anti-corruption efforts.
The scandal around Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund has uncovered a global web of fraud and corruption.
Najib could now face decades in prison, but he is expected to remain out of prison until appeals are exhausted.
