PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia, Dec 26, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was found guilty Friday of abusing his power in the 1MDB graft scandal, which saw billions plundered from the now-defunct sovereign wealth fund.

"The prosecution, I find, has thus proven its case against the accused beyond a reasonable doubt in respect of the first charge," Judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah said, adding, "I therefore convict the accused of the first charge."