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Former Malaysian PM Najib takes stand in 1MDB scandal-linked trial
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak took to the witness box for the first time on Tuesday to defend himself on criminal charges linked to a multibillion-dollar scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB). Najib is accused of illegally receiving 42 million ringgit ($10 million) from former 1MDB unit SRC International and was ordered to present his defense in November after a judge ruled prosecutors had successfully established a case against him. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges of criminal breach of trust, money laundering and abuse of power in the SRC case. Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, who ... (full story)