Najib’s new 1MDB verdict deepens Umno rifts, testing Malaysia’s unity government

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Source: scmp.com
Najib’s new 1MDB verdict deepens Umno rifts, testing Malaysia’s unity government
The fresh prison sentence handed to disgraced former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has sharpened tensions inside Umno, with analysts warning the legal blow to the party’s former figurehead could fuel calls for a withdrawal from the coalition led by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. On Friday, a Malaysian court sentenced Najib, 72, to a further 15 years in prison after finding him guilty on all 25 charges of abuse of power and money laundering linked to the siphoning of 2.3 billion ringgit...