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Gratification, absurdity and a ‘shadow director’: why the court affirmed Najib’s conviction

KUALA LUMPUR – The conviction of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was upheld unanimously by the Court of Appeal today, igniting waves of emotion and intrigue, both in Malaysia and around the world.

While delivering the judgment, justice Datuk Abdul Karim Abdul Jalil said the earlier findings by high court judge Nazlan Ghazali which led to Najib’s conviction were indeed correct, given that the prosecution had successfully proven his guilt.

Among other things, Karim referred to a defence by Najib which claimed that he was acting for national interests when dealing with the SRC International Sdn Bhd funds.

The Court of Appeal instead labelled his actions as a “national embarrassment”.

Thus, it maintained the 12-year imprisonment and RM210 million fine imposed against Najib. However, the defence successfully obtained a stay of execution pending an appeal to the Federal Court.

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