KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia's pardons board said Friday it will halve former Prime Minister Najib Razak's 12-year sentence on corruption and money laundering charges linked to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal.
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Malaysia halves former PM Najib's 12-year sentence in 1MDB scandal
Disgraced politician was jailed over links to multi-billion-dollar corruption case
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak waves to photographers as the jailed politician leaves a court hearing in Kuala Lumpur on Jan. 19. © Reuters
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