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Ex-Malaysian PM Najib begins house arrest over corruption conviction
After spending 4 years in prison, disgraced ex-leader Najib Razak was granted a conditional pardon to serve the remainder of his sentence at home.
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Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak left jail to begin his house arrest on Tuesday. He was granted a conditional royal pardon to serve the rest of his sentence at home, provided he settled a fine of 50 million ringgit (US$12.3 million). In 2022, Najib was found to have misappropriated millions from SRC International, a former subsidiary of state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). He is set to remain under house arrest until August 2028.
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