Malaysian courts allow Najib Razak house arrest after UMNO pays $12m fine
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Courts cleared Malaysia’s jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak to transfer to house arrest after UMNO raised 50 million ringgit ($12m) via crowdfunding to pay a fine linked to a royal pardon King Sultan Ibrahim granted in September. Lawyer Farhan Shafee said on Friday he was taking the order to Kajang prison; Najib, who denies wrongdoing, has been in custody since 2022 over 1MDB corruption convictions.
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