Najib Razak moved to house arrest after $12m fine paid

Najib Razak moved to house arrest after $12m fine paid

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.

Source: Al Jazeera

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