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A Malaysian court on Tuesday allowed former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest, according to Anadolu Agency.
High Court Judge Aslam Zainuddin set aside an earlier order issued by the High Court Criminal Registry on Nov. 6 and issued a replacement order permitting Najib to remain under house arrest until Aug. 23, 2028, state-run Bernama news agency reported.
Najib must return to Kajang Prison on Aug. 24, 2028, to continue serving his sentence in the “1Malaysia Development Berhad” (1MDB) case.
Last week, Najib paid a fine of 50 million Malaysian ringgit ($12.3 million) in connection with the corruption case involving the state investment fund.
Malaysia’s King Sultan Ibrahim granted Najib a conditional pardon last month, allowing him to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest until Aug. 23, 2028, provided he paid the fine and met other requirements set out in the pardon order.
Najib, 73, has been imprisoned at Kajang Prison since Aug. 23, 2022, after Malaysia’s Federal Court upheld his conviction in a corruption case involving “SRC International,” a former unit of 1MDB.
He was convicted in 2020 on seven charges of abuse of power, criminal breach of trust and money laundering involving 42 million ringgit ($10.3 million) transferred from “SRC International” into his accounts. The case is widely known as the 1MDB corruption scandal.
Najib was initially sentenced to 12 years in prison. In 2024, the Pardons Board under the previous king halved his term to six years, setting his scheduled release date as Aug. 23, 2028.
