Former Malaysian Prime Minister Seeks House Arrest for Jail Term
By
Ming-Hua Tan
1 min read
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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Seeks House Arrest
Former Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Razak, has filed a judicial review seeking to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest, following a royal decision to halve his jail term just two months ago.
Key Takeaways:
- Najib Razak files a judicial review to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest.
- The former king, Sultan Abdullah Ahmad Shah, issued an addendum order allowing the reduced prison sentence to be served under house arrest.
- Information about the addendum order was not made public.
- Najib Razak was imprisoned in 2022 for crimes committed while in power.
Do You Know?
- 1MDB is a state investment fund formed by Najib Razak which has been at the center of a major financial scandal.