Former Malaysian PM Najib Faces Three More Money Laundering Charges

Former Malaysian PM Najib Faces Three More Money Laundering Charges
Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak leaves a courtroom in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, ON July 4, 2018. Lai Seng Sin/Reuters
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KUALA LUMPUR—Malaysian prosecutors on Jan. 28, charged former prime minister Najib Razak with three more counts of money laundering, allegedly receiving the proceeds of illegal activities in his personal bank accounts.

After unexpectedly losing an election to Mahathir Mohamad in May last year, Najib has been slapped with a series of corruption charges, mostly tied to losses at now-defunct state fund 1MDB.