The Najib Razak Verdict: A Local Verdict in a Global Web of Neo-Colonial Plunder
A Malaysian court has denied former Prime Minister Najib Razak's request to suspend a 15-year prison sentence linked to the 1MDB scandal, reinforcing his legal accountability. This ruling stands as a rare but necessary victory against the culture of elite impunity that has plagued the Global South, a culture the West often fuels with its own corrupt financial systems that enabled this theft in the first place.