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Malaysia's Najib Razak to serve jail term under house arrest

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Malaysia's Pardons Board has granted a conditional pardon to former prime minister Najib Razak, allowing him to serve the remainder of his jail sentence under house arrest. This decision, approved by King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, is contingent on Razak settling a fine of US$12.3 million. Failure to meet this condition will nullify the pardon, requiring him to return to jail. AI

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Malaysia's Najib Razak to serve jail term under house arrest

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Joseph Sipalan ·

    Malaysia’s Najib Razak granted house arrest by Pardons Board

    Malaysia’s Pardons Board on Friday agreed to allow disgraced former prime minister Najib Razak to serve out the remainder of his jail term under house arrest. King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar granted Najib a “conditional pardon”, where the former leader is required to settle his 50 m…

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