PoliticsMalaysia politics: Ex-PM Najib Razak seeks stay of 15-year jail term

Name: Malaysia politics: Ex-PM Najib Razak seeks stay of 15-year jail term
Uploaded: 2026-09-25T12:53:43.000Z
Description: Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has applied to suspend a 15-year prison sentence tied to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB corruption scandal. The request follows a conditional royal pardon granted a week earlier, which allows him to serve the remainder of an earlier sentence under house arrest.

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has applied to suspend a 15-year prison sentence tied to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB corruption scandal. The request follows a conditional royal pardon granted a week earlier, which allows him to serve the remainder of an earlier sentence under house arrest.

CNA 2026-09-25 12:53