US charges Jho Low, rapper with back-channel lobbying to drop 1MDB probe, extradite Chinese dissident from US

KUALA LUMPUR (June 12): Penang-born fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) (pictured) and rapper Prakazrel "Pras" Michel were on Thursday charged in the US District of Columbia with orchestrating an unregistered, back-channel campaign in 2017 linked to former US president Donald Trump to have investigations related to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) be dropped, and to send a Chinese dissident back to China.

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Najib and Shafee's appeal to challenge Sri Ram's appointment moved to September

PUTRAJAYA (June 9): The Court of Appeal today deferred the hearing of an appeal for a judicial review made by former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah to challenge the appointment of Datuk Seri Gopal Sri Ram as the lead prosecutor in Najib's 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) case, which was scheduled for this month, to Sept 23.

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