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Malaysia's former first lady Rosmah sentenced to 10 years in jail for graft
Reuters ^ | 9/1 | Rozanna Latiff

Posted on 09/01/2022 2:37:49 PM PDT by nickcarraway

A Malaysian court on Thursday sentenced Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, to a decade in prison for seeking and receiving bribes in exchange for government contracts, just days after her husband was jailed for corruption.

The couple have been the focus of multiple graft investigations since Najib's surprise election defeat in 2018, when voters' anger over a separate, multi-billion dollar corruption scandal ended his nine years in power.

Advertisement · Scroll to continue A flamboyant figure by Najib's side, Rosmah was widely scorned in Malaysia for her extravagant lifestyle and penchant for Hermes Birkin bags, and faced repeated questions over her influence in government matters.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 1mdb; corruption; malaysia; mansor; razak

1 posted on 09/01/2022 2:37:49 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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2 posted on 09/01/2022 2:40:56 PM PDT by DannyTN
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About what Hunter Biden should be getting!


3 posted on 09/01/2022 2:42:30 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: DannyTN

Yep. Compared to the Hildebeast, that couple, are just pikers, not to mention the big guy and all the others.


4 posted on 09/01/2022 2:47:45 PM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
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Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor show their ink-stained fingers after voting in Malaysia's general election in Pekan

She had 284 Birkin bags......at some $10,000 each

5 posted on 09/01/2022 2:47:49 PM PDT by Liz (MAN PROPOSES....GOD DISPOSES.)
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Hah, a piker compared to our democrats. They’re professionals of graft.


6 posted on 09/01/2022 3:08:30 PM PDT by Bullish (Rot'sa Ruck America. )
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To: DannyTN

“We’re all going to hang.”


7 posted on 09/01/2022 3:28:34 PM PDT by Track9 (You are far too inquisitive not to be seduced…)
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To: Liz

Looking at that picture, you can almost smell the farts, urine, and cabbage.


8 posted on 09/01/2022 4:00:23 PM PDT by Repeat Offender (While the wicked stand confounded, call me with Thy saints surrounded.)
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To: nickcarraway

Joe and Jill.
Bill and Hillary.
Nancy and Paul.

Such a sweet sound.


9 posted on 09/01/2022 4:03:31 PM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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Lock Her UP, it wasn’t supposed to be a meme. Make it so.


10 posted on 09/01/2022 4:08:36 PM PDT by csvset (tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
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At least Malaysia has a functioning justice system that actually punishes it’s corrupt politicians.


11 posted on 09/01/2022 5:09:08 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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