A Malaysian court ruled on Wednesday jailed former prime minister Najib Razak will have to defend himself against more abuse of power and money laundering charges in another trial over the multi-billion dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB.

Malaysia's High Court has ordered imprisoned former Prime Minister Najib Razak to enter a defense in his second corruption trial over the multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB state investment fund.

The High Court in Malaysia decided on Wednesday that the prosecution gathered sufficient evidence to proceed with the trial of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak. The court also ruled that