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Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob is positioned to become the third former prime minister to encounter criminal charges in Malaysia's history, joining Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin in facing formal prosecution.
Two former top Sri Lankan security officials have been sentenced to death for their failure to prevent the devastating 2019 Easter bombings. Their legal team announced plans to appeal to the Supreme Court within two weeks.
Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming has clarified that his willingness to resign from cabinet was explicitly conditional on former Prime Minister Najib Razak being released without serving an appropriate sentence.
South Korea's Constitutional Court will rule Thursday on charges against former president Yoon Suk Yeol stemming from his contentious martial law declaration and its tumultuous fallout.