Najib’s stepson in court, faces five money-laundering charges

Hariz MohdPublished: Jul 5, 2019 1:39 AM | Updated: Jul 5, 2019 2:52 PM

Riza Aziz, the stepson of former premier Najib Abdul Razak, was slapped with five counts of money laundering at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court this morning for allegedly receiving illegal proceeds originating from 1MDB.

According to the charges read to him before Rozina Ayob, Riza allegedly received a total of US$248 million (RM1.03 billion) on five occasions between 2011 and 2012...

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