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Malaysian king allows jailed ex-PM Najib Razak to serve term under house arrest
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s king agreed on Friday to allow jailed former premier Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest, the prime minister’s legal department said, four years after he was convicted for his involvement in a multi-billion-dollar financial scandal. Najib, 73, who was 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. “King Sultan Ibrahim, has consented to grant a conditional pardon to Najib Ra...
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