Najib, 70, is serving a 12-year jail sentence for another corruption case linked to 1MDB. Read more at straitstimes.com.
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian prosecutors have not appealed the acquittal of former prime minister Najib Razak in a case of audit tampering related to state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad , his lawyers said on Tuesday, risking backlash for premier Anwar Ibrahim who has vowed to fight graft.
The attorney-general's chambers was expected to appeal Najib's acquittal earlier this year of a charge of abusing his position as prime minister to amend a government audit into 1MDB .
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