Overview
- Judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah is set to deliver the decision at 9:00 a.m. in Putrajaya on charges tied to about 2.28 billion ringgit linked to 1MDB.
- Najib faces four counts of abuse of power and 21 counts of money laundering, with potential penalties that could total decades in prison and include hefty fines.
- Prosecutors presented bank records, documentary evidence and more than 50 witnesses, arguing Najib was the decisive authority behind the alleged transfers.
- The defense says the funds were Middle East donations and faults fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, with Najib maintaining he did not know of illegal transfers even as he has apologized for the scandal.
- Najib remains in Kajang Prison serving a reduced six-year term after a failed home-detention bid, and it is unclear whether sentencing would follow immediately if he is found guilty.