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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia | Malaysia ex-PM’s wife pleads not guilty to money laundering

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The detained wife of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najjib Razak pleaded not guilty Thursday to laundering illegal proceeds from a graft scandal involving the 1MDB state investment fund, five months after her husband’s shocking electoral loss.

Rosmah Mansor, 66, was charged with 17 counts of money laundering and claimed trial, after smiling and waving at reporters as she…

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Eight Customs officers charged with bribery

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29, 2014:

Eight Customs officers were today charged for accepting bribes ranging from a mere RM200 to RM7,000.

The officers, charged in two different Sessions Courts at the Kuala Lumpur Courts complex here, claimed trial and the court fixed Nov 10 for mention.

The officers faced a  total 25 counts of bribery, while bail was fixed at RM5,000 for every offence each officer was charged for.

They were charged under Section 16(a)(A) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 and section 165 of the Penal Code.

They were charged before Session judges Rosmabiahanin Arifin and Allaudeen Ismail.

These officers were earlier arrested for different customs-related offences such as receiving bribes to allow goods into the country without going through the required checks and to provide tip-offs on customs operations.