Malaysia's Najib to be jailed for 12 years after 1MDB conviction

Ex-PM found guilty on first 7 charges as nation braces for political fallout

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Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak arrives at the Kuala Lumpur High Court on July 28. © AFP/Jiji

P PREM KUMAR, Nikkei staff writer

KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak is due to spend 12 years in prison, after being found guilty on Tuesday in his first corruption trial stemming from the multibillion-dollar 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal.

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