Malaysia's jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak has been granted house arrest after his party paid a 50 million ringgit ($12m) fine following a royal pardon. Najib, imprisoned since 2022 over the 1MDB corruption scandal, could begin serving his sentence at home on Friday. The pardon has stirred political controversy in Malaysia.
Najib Razak moved to house arrest after $12m fine paid
Source: Al Jazeera