Najib withdraws bribery claims against judge, but wants retrial


PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Razak has withdrawn his bribery allegations against Justice Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali.

Justice Mohd Nazlan, while a High Court judge in July 2020, had sentenced the former prime minister to 12 years’ prison and a fine of RM210mil after finding him guilty of misappropriating RM42mil from SRC International Bhd.

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