Ramifications Of Najib's Pardon

P. Gunasegaram, Author, “1MDB The Scandal That Brought Down A Government” | Goh Cia Yee, Criminal Lawyer

05-Feb-24 08:00

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After an information vacuum of a close to a week, Malaysians finally knew the decision of the Pardon's Board to reduce Datuk Seri Najib Razak's fine and jail sentence. We review the legal, global and economic ramifications of this with P. Gunasegaram, Author, “1MDB The Scandal That Brought Down A Government” and Goh Cia Yee, criminal lawyer.

Produced by: Moh Heng Ying

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning

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Categories: politics, government, Law/Activism, corruption, controversies

Tags: pardons board najib, datuk seri najib razak, kleptocracy, 1mdb,

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