# Malaysia's king allows former leader Najib to serve graft sentence under house arrest

https://mins.news/en/item/63692

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-18 04:32 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://bit.ly/4xuIx5u

> Malaysia’s king has granted former Prime Minister Najib Razak rare royal clemency, allowing him to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest.

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