18-month jail sentence against Rafizi upheld


KUALA LUMPUR: The 18-month jail sentence against PKR vice president Mohd Rafizi Ramli (pic) for exposing the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) audit report without app­roval has been upheld by the High Court here.

Justice Azman Abdullah made the order after dismissing Raifizi’s appeal on the grounds that the sentence was sufficient and not excessive, and that there was no mistake on the part of the Sessions Court judge in imposing the sentence.

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