Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak jailed, the fate will be decided after hearing the application for royal pardon
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been accused of abuse of power and corruption. The country's top court has rejected his final appeal against the conviction and upheld his sentence. Najeeb has now applied for a royal pardon.
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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been sentenced to 12 years in prison by the apex court in a corruption case related to the embezzlement of the 1MDB government investment fund. The former PM has applied for a 'royal pardon', less than two weeks after the court's decision. The Speaker of Parliament here gave this information on Monday.
Najeeb had filed a final appeal against the conviction, which was heard on August 23 and during this time his 12-year prison sentence was upheld. Also ordered to pay a fine of US $ 49.4 million.
Court upheld Najeeb's sentence
The five-member court team set up to hear Najib Razak's final appeal said they found unanimously that the high court judge had earlier delivered the right verdict and that Najib's appeal contained nothing to acquit him. With this, the court upheld Najeeb's sentence.
What does the constitution of Malaysia say
According to the Constitution of Malaysia, if a legislator is imprisoned for one year or more, then his membership in the parliament automatically ends. This can be avoided only if he applies for pardon to the king within 14 days of the conviction.
Parliament Speaker Azhar Azizan Harun said on Monday that Najeeb will continue to be an MLA until a decision on his clemency plea is taken. Let us tell you that he filed the petition on Friday. Azhar said in one of his statements, 'In the event of the petition being dismissed, Najeeb's membership in Parliament will be cancelled.
The petition will be reviewed under the leadership of the king
It is expected that this petition will be heard by the Pardon Board, headed by the King of Malaysia. Under this, the advice of the Prime Minister can also be considered.
After coming to power in the year 2009, Najeeb had established 1MDB company. It was a government company owned by the Ministry of Finance. Najeeb is accused of embezzling $ 4.5 billion (about Rs 32 thousand crore) from the government investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB)
