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Malaysia ex-PM Najib Razak set for house arrest after party pays fine to leave jail
KUALA LUMPUR: Jailed former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s fine has been paid as part of the terms of a royal pardon, his political party said on Friday, paving the way for his transfer to house arrest. Najib, prime minister from 2009 to 2018, was found guilty of corruption in relation to the embezzlement of billions of dollars tied to 1Malaysia Development Berhad, a state investment fund he co-founded while in power. He has consistently denied wrongdoing. Malaysia’s king agreed in September to allow jailed Najib to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest, in a second ro...
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