Malaysia’s king allows former leader Najib to serve rest of his graft sentence under house arrest

Malaysia’s king allows former leader Najib to serve rest of his graft sentence under house arrest

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s king on Friday granted jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak a rare royal clemency, allowing him to serve the remainder of his prison term for graft under house arrest. The decision came at a suddenly convened Pardons Board meeting, a week after the board deferred Najib’s latest clemency application […]

Malaysian king allows jailed ex-PM Najib Razak to serve house arrest

KUALA LUMPUR - ‌Malaysia's king agreed on Friday to allow jailed former premier Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest, the government said, four years after his conviction for his involvement in a multi-billion-dollar financial scandal.