KUALA LUMPUR -- Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak maintained his innocence in a Kuala Lumpur courtroom on Tuesday, where he faces seven criminal charges in connection with the alleged embezzlement of $10 million from SRC International, a former subsidiary of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad sovereign wealth fund.
Najib, the first former prime minister to be charged in Malaysia's history, took the witness stand to defend himself based on a 240-page statement.
