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During court proceedings, the defence presented evidence suggesting that Najib's financial activities were conducted through legitimate channels and did not raise suspicions at the time. Legal representatives argued that transactions involving Najib's personal accounts were routine and adhered to banking regulations.
The pardons board cut in half the prison term of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak for embezzling funds from 1MDB, sparking fears of impunity in the area.
Najib's appeal for a royal pardon was initiated shortly after he commenced serving his sentence in 2022, following the exhaustion of all other legal avenues.
The former premier's conviction is connected to the alleged misappropriation of funds from 1MDB, with U.S. and Malaysian investigators estimating a staggering $4.5 billion embezzled, over $1 billion of which purportedly found its way into accounts linked to Najib.