Former Malaysian Prime Minister Seeks House Arrest for Jail Term

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.