From prime minister to prisoner: The rise and fall of Najib Razak

Najib Razak and wife Rosmah Mansor visiting the Great Wall of China. PHOTO: SIN CHEW DAILY
Najib Razak at the wedding of daughter Nooryana Najwa to Kazakhstani Daniyar Kessikbayev at a hotel in Almaty in 2015. PHOTO: AFP
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KUALA LUMPUR - When police raided six premises linked to former premier Najib Razak in 2018, they seized cash, jewellery, watches and handbags valued at between RM900 million (S$281 million) and RM1.1 billion at the time - the biggest seizure in Malaysia's history.

Investigators took 16 days to count the items that filled hundreds of bags and boxes. The most expensive item was a RM6.4 million gold and diamond necklace.

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