Malaysian ex-PM Najib’s 12-year jail sentence upheld in 1MDB-linked case, says appeal court

• The three judges ruled that Najib’s activities linked to SRC International were not in the ‘national interest’ as he claimed but were a ‘national embarrassment’
• Najib, who has seen a sharp resurgence in clout of late, was granted bail and a stay of execution pending an appeal to the country’s highest court