NAJIB VERDICT: ONE SMALL STEP FOR ANTI-CORRUPTION
Coverage by: BFM Related News: https://www.bfm.my/podcast/evening-edition/evening-edition/najib-verdict-one-small-step-for-anti-corruption We look at what the verdict for former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s in the SRC International Sdn Bhd scandal’s mean for anti-corruption efforts. Image Source: Lim Mansor, Shutterstock Produced by: Alia Zefri, Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan
Malaysia top court upholds ex-PM Najib’s graft conviction
Coverage by: Washington Post Related News: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/najib-seeks-to-remove-malaysias-top-judge-from-graft-appeal/2022/08/22/807f830e-228f-11ed-a72f-1e7149072fbc_story.html PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia — Malaysian ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak began his 12-year prison sentence Tuesday after losing his final appeal in a graft case linked to the looting of the 1MDB state fund, with the top court unanimously upholding his conviction and sentence. Najib, Malaysia’s first former leader to be imprisoned, […]
Bouquets and brickbats: Ruling on Najib gets mixed reactions in Malaysia
Coverage by: The Straits Times Related News: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/bouquets-and-brickbats-for-court-decision-to-overturn-najibs-appeal KUALA LUMPUR – The Malaysian Federal Court’s decision on Tuesday (Aug 23) to uphold former premier Najib Razak’s 1MDB-linked graft conviction was widely hailed as a huge victory for Malaysians who have seen a raft of major scandals over the decades, with those seen as guilty often slipping away. […]
‘Victory for M’sians’ – verdict on Najib gets roar of approval
The Federal Court decision upholding the 12-year-jail sentence for ex-premier Najib Abdul Razak has been hailed as a historical moment of justice by opposition politicians and other activists. “Today is a day of victory for Malaysians who dared to make a change on May 9, 2018! “The decision of the Federal Court today is also […]
C4: Najib’s guilty verdict is a monumental testament to the collective efforts of the rakyat
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 23 — The Centre to Combat Corruption & Cronyism (C4) today applauded the sentencing of Datuk Seri Najib Razak, calling it a monumental victory for Malaysians and the judiciary. In a statement, the non-profit said the Federal Court’s decision to uphold the 12-year sentence reasserts the principle that no individual is above the […]
Malaysia’s Najib Razak begins 12-year jail term after apex court upholds guilty verdict in 1MDB-linked case
Coverage by: South China Morning Post Related News: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3189941/relaxed-rules-overseas-delegates-some-hong-kong?module=perpetual_scroll_2&pgtype=article&campaign=3189941 Malaysia’s Najib Razak on Tuesday earned the dubious distinction of being the nation’s first former prime minister to be jailed after the Federal Court dismissed his final appeal against his corruption conviction linked to a former unit of scandal-tainted state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). The ruling is […]
Najib Razak’s Guilty Verdict: A Monumental Expression of Justice for Our Nation
The Federal Court’s unanimous decision to uphold the sentence and conviction of formerPrime Minister Najib Razak for abuse of power, criminal breach of trust, and moneylaundering is a phenomenal victory for the Malaysian Rakyat and a monumental expressionof justice for our nation. This judgement resoundingly reasserts the principle that noindividual is above the law, not […]
LCS Fiasco: Defence Minister and Prime Minister at Point of Award must be Charged for such Grave Losses of Public Funds
10 AUGUST 2022 A report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) outlining the flagrant and embarrassing mismanagement of funds leading to expenditure totalling RM6 billion in the procurement of littoral combat ships (LCS) – with nothing to show for it – is damning. This entire saga demonstrates how deeply corrupt the public procurement system is up […]
PFI Policy Scandal: An Abuse of Govt System With Pembinaan PFI, Federal Lands Commissioner As Enabling Tools – C4 Report
Related News: https://www.weekly-echo.com/pfi-policy-scandal-an-abuse-of-govt-system-with-pembinaan-pfi-federal-lands-commissioner-as-enabling-tools-c4-report/ Coverage by: Weekly Echo PETALING JAYA, Aug 6 – Pembinaan PFI Sdn Bhd, a dormant government-linked company (GLC) under the Ministry of Finance Inc (MoF Inc), and the Federal Lands Commissioner (FLC), which also has shares in Pembinaan PFI, have been tools for the government to channel contracts to GLCs, well-connected individuals […]
Where’s the report on probe into GLC from 2018, C4 asks MACC
Related News: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2022/08/05/wheres-the-report-on-probe-into-glc-from-2018-c4-asks-macc/ Coverage by: Free Malaysia Today PETALING JAYA: The Center to Combat Corruption & Cronyism (C4) has demanded that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) provide updates on its investigation into a government-linked company called Pembinaan PFI Sdn Bhd. Pembinaan PFI Sdn Bhd is a GLC that was reportedly created to implement private finance […]