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Najib Razak, former prime minister of Malsia Najib Razak, was suspected of having embezzled millions of euros of public funds from a sovereign wealth fund and was officially accused Wednesday of the financial scandal that has contributed to his downfall. 64, attended a court in Kuala Lumpur, which remanded his case from the High Court, said AFP.
The former prime minister was arrested on Tuesday when Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's government intensified the investigation into corruption during his predecessor's period.
Najib will be judged in the 1MDB case, a sovereign fund created by him in 2009 and which bitterly today owes a debt of 10 billion euros.
The former prime minister was denounced for diverting about 640 million euros from the fund he created to modernize Malsia, a country in Southeast Asia accounting for 32 million dollars. millions of inhabitants, mostly Muslims.
Last week, director Amar Singh, of the Police Department for Financial Crimes, found that the total value of property seized in the investigation against Najib amounted to nearly $ 273 million .
Goods include $ 28.8 million in 26 currencies, nearly 12,000 jewels, hundreds of branded handbags and several watches.
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