Najib Razak: 1MDB main trial (AmIslamic Bank funds) case status
Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Malaysia. The prosecution charged that Najib abused his position to receive about RM2.3 billion of 1MDB funds through AmIslamic Bank accounts between 2011 and 2014 and laundered part of it.
Status: ConvictedOn 26 December 2025 the High Court convicted him on all 25 charges and sentenced him to 15 years, to begin after his SRC sentence, with fines of about RM11.38 billion, and he appealed. On 14 October 2026 the High Court rejected his application to stay the sentence pending appeal.
- Country
- Malaysia
- Court
- High Court, Kuala Lumpur (appeal to Court of Appeal)
- Status date
- 14 October 2026
- Amount alleged
- MYR 2,300,000,000
Case history
- Judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah convicted him on four abuse of power charges and 21 money laundering charges.1,2
- Sentenced to 15 years on each abuse of position charge and up to five years on each money laundering charge, concurrent, plus fines of about RM11.38 billion and an order to pay RM2.081 billion.1,2
- His lawyers filed an appeal against conviction and sentence.1
- The High Court rejected his application to stay the 15-year sentence pending appeal. His lawyer said he would file a similar application at the Court of Appeal.3
Response
Najib appealed the conviction and sentence. His lead counsel Muhammad Shafee Abdullah said "this may well be the first time I have lost on all charges" (The Vibes).
Sources
- Malay Mail, Najib files appeal against 1MDB conviction, 15 years jail term and RM11.38b fine (30 December 2025)
- The Vibes, Najib to appeal 1MDB verdict, could remain in prison until 2043 (27 December 2025)
- The Edge Malaysia, Najib to challenge rejection of stay bid at Court of Appeal (14 October 2026)
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