Malaysia ex-PM Najib begins 12-year jail sentence after failing to overturn 1MDB conviction The Federal Court's verdict followed one by the High Court that in July 2020, found Najib guilty of receiving about RM42 million (S$13 million) from SRC International in his personal bank account. The High Court sentence was upheld by a three-member Court of Appeal in December last year. But Najib, 69, was allowed to post bail and live freely, pending his appeal, allowing him to make a political comeback and play an influential role in his party Umno. The five-member Federal Court bench led by the Chief Justice, Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, ruled against Najib on Tuesday, after a week in which his defence team - which saw a revolving door of lawyers - refused to make any written or oral submissions in defence of their client. https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-ex-pm-najib-to-serve-jail-sentence-after-failing-to-overturn-final-1mdb-appeal