Malaysia drops 1MDB-related money laundering charges against ex-PM Najib, report says

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -A Malaysian court has granted jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak a discharge not amounting to an acquittal in a 27 million ringgit ($6.4 million) money laundering case involving a former unit of scandal-tainted state fund 1MDB, state news agency Bernama reported on Friday.

($1 = 4.2470 ringgit)

(Reporting by Rozanna Latiff; Editing by John Mair)