Malaysia court convicts ex-PM Najib Razak of power abuse, money laundering in biggest 1MDB trial

Jailed former Malaysian premier Najib Razak was convicted on Friday on all charges of abuse of power and money laundering in the biggest trial yet in the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, a ruling that could have significant political repercussions.

The judge had yet to announce sentencing of Najib over his role in massive embezzlement from 1Malaysia Development Berhad while he was prime minister, after finding him guilty on four counts of abuse of power and 21 charges of money laundering.