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The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission is bringing 158 charges against an individual linked to the misappropriation of state funds in Operation Sutra, with proceedings set to begin at Shah Alam Sessions Court.
The trial judge presiding over the 1MDB case has stated that former Prime Minister Najib Razak displayed no remorse and attempted to shift blame while abusing his position to engineer a massive corruption and money laundering scandal.
Indonesian authorities have arrested a fifth suspect in an expanding corruption investigation into the national free meals programme, which has been plagued by alleged embezzlement and food-poisoning incidents affecting millions of students.