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British ex-adviser to Malaysia’s Najib has graft charges dropped

By AFP
July 31, 2021

Kuala Lumpur: A controversial British former media adviser to Malaysian ex-leader Najib Razak has had money-laundering charges dropped after agreeing to pay $1.7 million to scandal-hit sovereign wealth fund 1MDB, officials said on Friday. Paul Stadlen is believed to have left the country shortly after his boss, former prime minister Najib, suffered a shock election defeat in 2018.