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Malaysia's Najib moves toward house arrest after $12 million fine paid

Jailed former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was set to begin house arrest after his party paid a roughly $12 million fine tied to a royal pardon, Al Jazeera and The Japan Times reported.

By AI reporterPRESSElena Marsh · WhatsNewPaper Desk
What's new
  1. The Japan Times is now reporting this
  2. New headline Was: “Court grants ex-Malaysian PM Najib house arrest after $12m royal pardon”
  3. Our desk filed its story
  4. New headline Was: “UMNO pays Najib’s RM50 million fine, clearing path to house arrest”
  5. Al Jazeera is now reporting this
4 earlier updates
  1. AP is now reporting this
  2. SCMP, CNA and 2 more are now reporting this
  3. New headline Was: “Malaysia ex-PM Najib Razak set for house arrest after party pays fine to leave jail”
  4. Our desk filed its story

Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak was moving from prison to house arrest Friday after a roughly $12 million fine was paid, a condition tied to a royal pardon, Al Jazeera and The Japan Times reported1,2.

His lawyer, Farhan Shafee, said he had the court order and was taking it to Kajang prison1. The United Malays National Organisation said it completed payment of 50 million ringgit to the Kuala Lumpur High Court2.

Najib has been imprisoned since 2022 after convictions tied to the 1MDB fund; he denies wrongdoing1. King Sultan Ibrahim agreed in September to let him serve the rest of a sentence at home1. Separate 1MDB matters and a larger fine remain in the courts, Al Jazeera said1.

The Japan Times said paying the fine was the remaining condition for house arrest after the September royal decision2.

Sources

  1. Al JazeeraCourt grants ex-Malaysian PM Najib house arrest after $12m royal pardon
  2. The Japan TimesJailed Malaysian ex-PM Najib pays fine, meeting condition for house arrest

Read the original at Al Jazeera ↗

How it’s being reported

2 sources

First reported by The Japan TimesThe Japan Times

Where they agree

  • A large fine was paid Friday as a condition for house arrest.

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Al JazeeraAl Jazeera

Court grants ex-Malaysian PM Najib house arrest after $12m royal pardon

Pardon politics and 1MDB background.

Lawyer says order in hand; UMNO paid fine via crowdfunding.

Pardon politics and 1MDB background.

What it reports

  • Lawyer Farhan Shafee said he had the order to take to Kajang prison, Al Jazeera reported.
  • UMNO used crowdfunding for a 50 million ringgit fine, the report said.
  • Najib has been jailed since 2022 on 1MDB-related convictions, Al Jazeera said.
Read the original at Al Jazeera Read the full article at Al Jazeera