US EditionMalaysian Court Brings Forward Decision on Ex-PM Najib's House Arrest Bid to Dec 22
The Kuala Lumpur High Court advanced the decision to Dec 22 on Najib Razak's house arrest request after his sentence was halved by the pardons board, pending related trial verdict.
- On December 22, the Kuala Lumpur High Court will decide if former prime minister Najib Razak can serve his sentence under house arrest after lawyers advanced the hearing, Senior Federal Counsel Shamsul Bolhassan said.
- Najib Razak first mounted a legal bid for home detention in April last year after a pardons board halved his sentence in February 2024, and he insists the decision included a royal addendum.
- During proceedings, a government lawyer challenged how the royal document was being submitted while multiple government authorities denied knowledge and the former king's office confirmed it had been issued; the case was dismissed then overturned on appeal and upheld by the Federal Court.
- The new timing places the house-arrest hearing immediately ahead of the largest 1MDB trial verdict, with Najib Razak facing charges for receiving about 2.2 billion ringgit.
- Najib Razak, 72, is serving a six-year jail sentence after graft and money laundering convictions, but he denies the charges while some 1MDB-linked counts were dropped.
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Malaysian court brings forward decision on ex-PM Najib's house arrest bid to December 22
A Malaysian court will decide on December 22 whether jailed former prime minister Najib Razak can serve his sentence under house arrest, just days before delivering its verdict in another major case he faces over the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal.
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Malaysian court brings forward decision on ex-PM Najib's house arrest bid to Dec 22
KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court will decide on Dec 22 whether jailed former prime minister Najib Razak can serve his sentence under house arrest, just days before delivering its verdict in another major case he faces over the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal.Najib, 72, is serving a six-year jail sentence afte
Malaysian court brings forward decision on ex-PM Najib's house arrest bid to December 22
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -A Malaysian court will decide on December 22 whether jailed former prime minister Najib Razak can serve his sentence under house arrest, just days before delivering its verdict
Malaysian court brings forward decision on ex-PM Najib's house arrest bid to December 22
KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian court will decide on December 22 whether jailed former prime minister Najib Razak can serve his sentence under house arrest, just days before delivering its verdict in another major case he faces over the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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