Malaysian Judge Compares 1MDB Plunder to Attila the Hun
A Malaysian judge who convicted former Prime Minister Najib Razak in the 1MDB scandal has described the financial plunder of the sovereign wealth fund as extraordinarily vast. Judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah stated that the scale of the financial misappropriation was so immense that it made the historical exploits of Attila the Hun "look like a choirboy." This remark was made in the introduction to his 809-page grounds of judgment.
Judge Collin Lawrence Sequerah, who presided over the conviction of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak in connection with the 1MDB scandal, highlighted the significant scale of the sovereign wealth fund's plunder.
In the introductory section of his 809-page grounds of judgment, Justice Sequerah remarked, "The scale of the plunder that took place (financially speaking, of course) made Attila the Hun look like a choirboy in comparison."
Attila the Hun is widely recognized in history as a notorious conqueror, making the comparison underscore the perceived enormity of the financial malfeasance involved in the 1MDB case.
According to the South China Morning Post, the written judgment was issued on an unspecified date.
