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The trial of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak kicks off Monday (August 19th) in Kuala Lumpur. REUTERS / Lim Huey Teng

It is an expected trial that opens on Monday 19 August in Malaysia, that of Najib Razak, a former Prime Minister accused of corruption, in the heart of the vast case 1MDB, after the name of the Malaysian sovereign fund supposed to contribute to the Malaysia's economic development, which has been looted to the tune of five billion dollars.

It is a scandal that begins in 2015. The money from a Malaysian sovereign fund supposed to serve the economic development of the country has become a fund or use the power and elite business community of Kuala Lumpur to conduct a great lifestyle.

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Prime Minister Najib Razak , behind the creation of the fund and still in power, is accused of embezzling more than half a billion dollars, but denies any involvement. In 2018, he leaves power and is banned from leaving the country while preparing to leave for Indonesia.

Accused of four counts of corruption

He has been accused of four counts of corruption and the 1MDB case has taken a global proportion. The names of 17 directors of Goldman Sachs Bank and the actions of Deutsche Bank are also studied.

Ironically, in addition to paintings by Van Gogh and Monet and donations to the foundation of Leonardo Di Caprio, misappropriated money was used to finance the film The Wolf of Wall Street , which satirizes the elite financial.