A Malaysian court on Wednesday allowed corruption charges in one of several cases linked to the scandal-wracked 1MDB sovereign wealth fund against jailed ex-prime minister Najib Razak to be dropped, his lawyer said.

Najib and Irwan Serigar Abdullah had been charged with six counts of criminal breach of trust involving government funds worth 6.6 billion ringgit ($1.48 billion), which officials have said were related to a settlement agreement between 1MDB and Abu Dhabi state fund International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC).

A Malaysian court dropped charges against jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak over criminal breach of trust linked to the multibillion-dollar looting of a state fund.

Malaysia’s High Court dropped one of the cases against former Prime Minister Najib Razak related to troubled state fund 1MDB, the New Straits Times reported Wednesday.

Malaysia has effectively dropped a slew of corruption charges linked to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal that were filed against jailed former prime minister Najib Razak and the former treasury chief.

A Malaysian court on Wednesday discharged former Prime Minister Najib Razak from multiple corruption charges involving 6.6 billion ringgit ($1.48 billion) of government funds linked to the 1MDB scandal.

The prosecutors' competence have been questioned after the latest court decision. Read more at straitstimes.com.

KUALA LUMPUR] The Malaysian High Court’s decision on Wednesday (Nov 27) to grant a discharge not amounting to acquittal (DNAA) to former prime minister Najib Razak and a former top treasury official in the high-profile 1MDB-related trial has reignited public debate over the country’s resolve to combat corruption.