A Malaysian court dropped charges against jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak over criminal breach of trust linked to the multibillion-dollar looting of a state fund.

The Malaysian court dropped charges against former Prime Minister Najib Razak, linked to the 1MDB scandal, citing procedural delays and withheld documents. Despite this, Najib, previously convicted, faces additional graft trials.

Malaysia has effectively dropped a slew of corruption charges linked to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal that were filed against jailed former prime minister Najib Razak and the former treasury chief.

A Malaysian court on Wednesday allowed corruption charges linked to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal filed against jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak and the former treasury chief to be dropped,

A Malaysian court on Wednesday allowed corruption charges in one of several cases linked to the scandal-wracked 1MDB sovereign wealth fund against jailed ex-prime minister Najib Razak to be dropped, his lawyer said.

KUALA LUMPUR] The Malaysian High Court’s decision on Wednesday (Nov 27) to grant a discharge not amounting to acquittal (DNAA) to former prime minister Najib Razak and a former top treasury official in the high-profile 1MDB-related trial has reignited public debate over the country’s resolve to combat corruption.

Malaysia’s High Court dropped one of the cases against former Prime Minister Najib Razak related to troubled state fund 1MDB, the New Straits Times reported Wednesday.

A Malaysian court on Wednesday allowed corruption charges linked to the 1MDB scandal filed against jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak and the former treasury chief to be dropped, media reports said.