DNAA: Najib returns to prison, but still 'very happy'
Former premier Najib Abdul Razak is "very happy" about the discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) granted in his SRC International Sdn Bhd money laundering case, despite having to return to prison.
According to his lawyer Shafee Abdullah, Najib is happy because...
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