Malaysia’s High Court has cleared the way for jailed former prime minister Najib Razak to start his house arrest, state news agency Bernama reported on Tuesday.
Najib was last week expected to be transferred from jail but the process was stopped after an intervention by the attorney general.
On Tuesday, the attorney general filed an application to the court to review the order allowing Najib to serve the rest of his prison sentence under house arrest.
“The [Attorney-General’s...
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A Malaysian court cleared the way on Tuesday for jailed former prime minister Najib Razak to be transferred to house arrest after the attorney general disputed an earlier directive. Najib, 73, was jailed for his role in one of the largest global plunders of a sovereign wealth fund, the now-defunct 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). He was granted a conditional pardon in September, allowing him to serve out the rest of his sentence at home provided that he paid a 50 million ringgit (US$12 million) fine.