KUALA LUMPUR: The corruption trial of Rosmah Mansor, the wife of Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak, began on Wednesday, with a prosecutor describing how she exerted “considerable influence” over government decisions. Accusations of graft on a massive scale, were leveled against the couple after Najib lost a general election in 2018. Najib now faces dozens of graft and money laundering charges linked to the plunder of funds from sovereign fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd. During that brief visit Najib spoke to his wife and her lawyers, giving her a little hug before leaving the court. Of that total, prosecutors accuse Rosmah of arranging for 187 million ringgit to be paid as a political donation to Najib, while also receiving two bribes of 6.5 million ringgit.

Source: Pakistan Today February 05, 2020 11:48 UTC