Kuala Lumpur, Sept 23, 2026 (AFP) - Malaysia furore after Najib wins conditional house arrest

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2026-09-23

A conditional royal pardon letting former prime minister Najib Razak serve the rest of his jail sentence under house arrest has ignited a new row surrounding the $4.5-billion 1MDB scandal. Critics say Najib should remain behind bars, while supporters have rallied around the former leader and launched a campaign to help him pay a fine tied to his transfer to house arrest. Najib, 73, was jailed in 2022 for his role in one of the largest-ever global......

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