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Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming has reaffirmed his earlier statement that he would resign from cabinet if former Prime Minister Najib Razak were released without serving a sentence proportionate to his crimes.
Bangladesh's Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed says former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed, recently granted conditional bail in the UAE, is suspected of holding passports from multiple countries. The government has instructed its legal team to challenge the bail.
A Seoul court has convicted former President Yoon Suk Yeol of making false statements during the 2022 presidential campaign, sentencing him to 18 months in prison suspended for three years. The ruling threatens his conservative People Power Party with repaying nearly 40 billion won in campaign subsidies.
A Seoul court has convicted and imprisoned former South Korean First Lady Kim Keon Hee for seven years on bribery charges involving luxury gifts exchanged for government positions and business advantages.
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Spain's Supreme Court has sentenced former Transport Minister Jose Luis Abalos to 24 years and three months for corruption linked to pandemic face mask procurement, marking the first conviction in a sprawling scandal affecting the Socialist government.