Political stability at stake as Malaysia’s Najib awaits verdict in biggest 1MDB trial

KUALA LUMPUR: Jailed former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak will hear a verdict ​on Friday in the biggest trial he faces over the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, a ruling that could risk deepening tensions within the administration of current premier Anwar Ibrahim. Investigators have said about $4.5 billion was allegedly stolen from 1Malaysia Development Berhad, a state fund co-founded by Najib in 2009, and that more than $1 billion allegedly made its way into his personal bank accounts.

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