Imprisoned former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was convicted in a fresh corruption trial linked to the 1MDB scandal. The High Court found him guilty on three counts of abuse of power, following multibillion-dollar allegations of looting from the state investment fund. Najib, 72, is already serving a sentence from an earlier case, and the fallout contributed to his government’s defeat in 2018.
A Madurai court has sentenced nine policemen for custodial deaths, marking a sharp turn in India’s fight against custodial violence. The ruling underscores that law enforcement cannot hide behind procedural protections when human rights are violated. Legal accountability, once elusive in such cases, appears to be gaining traction.
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Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court acquitted former Law Minister Somnath Bharti and 16 others in the 2014 Khirki Extension raid case. The prosecution had alleged assault and harassment of women of African origin after a controversial late-night raid. With the court ruling in favour of the accused, the long-running matter has effectively ended after years of proceedings.
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