Najib may seek re-election despite conviction


KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has not ruled out seeking re-election to Parliament within the next two years despite a corruption conviction that would block him from running.

Najib, who served as premier for nine years until 2018, was found guilty of corruption last year and sentenced to 12 years’ jail over one of many cases over the misappropriation of money from now-defunct state fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

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