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Malaysia's top court upholds guilty verdict against Najib in 1MDB case

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak speaks to journalists outside the Federal Court during a court break, in Putrajaya, Malaysia August 23, 2022. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin

Malaysia's Federal Court on Tuesday upheld former prime minister Najib Razak's guilty conviction and a 12-year jail sentence on corruption charges.

The top court also denied Najib's request for a stay of sentence.

This was Najib's final appeal.

(Reporting by Rozanna Latiff, editing by Ed Osmond)

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