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.

As it stands, Najib is facing 21 charges of money laundering and four charges of abuse of power as he reportedly channelled RM 2.3 billion (S$694 million) from government-run strategic development company 1MDB, which he had co-founded in 2009, into his bank accounts.

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