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Malaysia court rejects Najib's bid to serve sentence under house arrest

SUMMARY

A Malaysian court has rejected former Prime Minister Najib Razak's request to serve the remainder of his corruption sentence at home. The court ruled that a royal order permitting the move was invalid because the former king had not consulted the pardons board.

Najib has been imprisoned since August 2022 for his involvement in the 1MDB scandal. He claimed that a royal pardon entitled him to house arrest. The ruling comes just days before Najib faces a significant trial related to the same scandal. He denies all related charges.


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