High Court: New charges against Najib to be merged with previous bribery, CBT charges

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's three new charges of money laundering will be merged with his other charges of bribery and breach of trust, linked to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal.

The former prime minister on Wednesday (Aug 8) was slapped with fresh charges of receiving RM27mil, RM5mil and RM10mil, which were obtained from illegal activities, into his bank account in three separate transactions.