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Malaysia king permits ex-PM Najib Razak to serve term under house arrest
Reuters • • world
Key Points:
- The Malaysian pardons board, chaired by the king, has approved former prime minister Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest.
- Najib, who led Malaysia from 2009 to 2018, was convicted of corruption linked to the embezzlement of billions from the 1Malaysia Development Berhad state fund.
- The house arrest period will last until August 23, 2028, according to a statement from the prime minister's legal department.
- This decision comes four years after Najib's conviction in one of Malaysia's largest financial scandals.
