Malaysia pursues extradition of Goldman Sachs' Tim Leissner amid 1MDB proceedings

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The Malaysian government had submitted an extradition request for Tim Leissner of Goldman Sachs to the United States Government.  In an update regarding the 1 Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) proceedings, the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) said the request to enable Leissner’s trial in Malaysia was submitted on Aug 14, 2024.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/8z5336r  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The Malaysian government has formally requested the extradition of former Goldman Sachs banker

00:06Tim Leisner from the United States to face trial over the 1MDB scandal.

00:13In an update on the 1MDB proceedings, the Attorney General's Chamber's AGC said the

00:19request was submitted on August 14, 2024, as part of ongoing efforts to bring individuals

00:26who have never appeared before the Malaysian justice system to account.

00:31The AGC said new information surfaced after Roger Ng returned to Malaysia in 2023 to assist

00:37investigators following his conviction in the US.

00:41It reiterated that Malaysia will not relent in its pursuit of full accountability and fair

00:46recovery from global financial institutions and individuals involved in the 1MDB crimes.

00:53The AGC added that Malaysia has supplied further information requested by US authorities to

00:59support the extradition effort.

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