Lawyer for Malaysia's Najib says he does not intend to seek stay of sentencing in 1MDB trial

Lawyer for Malaysia's Najib says he does not intend to seek stay of sentencing in 1MDB trial

The ‌defence lawyer for jailed former Malaysian premier ⁠Najib Razak said he did not intend to request ​a stay of sentencing, ‍after the former leader was convicted on Friday of ⁠multiple ‌charges ⁠in relation to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB ‍scandal.

Najib, 72, has been ​in prison since August ⁠2022 after a conviction in ⁠an earlier case involving 1Malaysia Development Berhad, which ⁠he co-founded in 2009 ⁠while ‌premier.

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