KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak has filed an appeal at the Court of Appeal against his conviction and sentence in the RM2.28bil 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) case. His lawyer Muhammad Farhan Muhammad Shafee confirmed that the notice was filed last night (Dec 29). On Friday (Dec 26), the High Court found Najib guilty of four power abuse charges and 21 money laundering charges involving RM2.28bil linked to 1MDB funds. While no fine was imposed for the money laundering charges, the court ordered him to pay a recoverable sum of RM2.081bil, in default of 270 months' jail, for those charges. Najib was charged with four counts of using his position to obtain RM2.28bil in gratification from 1MDB funds and 21 counts of money laundering involving the same amount.

Source: The Star December 30, 2025 08:45 UTC