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Kuala Lumpur, Feb 18 (EFE/EPA).- Malaysia’s high court ordered Thursday that the wife of Former Prime Minister Najib Razak enter defence on corruption charges over an infrastructure project worth hundreds of millions of dollars, according to state media reports.The court said there was credible evidence to support the charges against Rosmah Mansor, accused in two counts of receiving bribes worth 6.5 million ringgit ($1.6 million) and one count of soliciting 187.5 million ringgit, the Bernama news agency reported. (Camera: FAZRY ISMAIL).B-ROLL OF THE EXTERIOR OF THE SUPREME COURT IN KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA.
Former OPEC president Diezani Alison-Madueke leaves a London court after appearing over bribery charges relating to her time as Nigeria's oil minister. The UK's National Crime Agency says Alison-Madueke allegedly benefitted from at least £100,000 in cash, chauffeur-driven cars, flights and luxury holidays accepted as rewards "for awarding multi-million pound contracts". The 63-year-old was arrested in October 2015, shortly after which her family's lawyer said she would strongly contest the allegations. IMAGES
A photo shows former US President Donald Trump appearing before a New York judge to be arraigned on criminal charges. IMAGES
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen says charges against a European parliament vice president were "very serious", after allegations that Qatar paid bribes to burnish its image. "The allegations against the vice president of the European Parliament are very serious," von der Leyen says, adding that the issue was a "a question of the loss of trust of people in our European institutions". SOUNDBITE
A Russian court finds jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny guilty on embezzlement charges that could see his prison sentence significantly extended. IMAGES of Alexei Navalny appearing via video link in the court's press room
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