Malaysia pardons board allows Najib Razak to serve house arrest
Malaysia’s pardons board chaired by the king agreed to let jailed former PM Najib Razak serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest, according to the prime minister’s legal department.
The Malaysian pardons board, chaired by the king, agreed on Friday to let jailed former premier Najib Razak serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest, the prime minister's legal department said. The decision comes four years after Najib’s conviction in connection with a multi-billion-dollar financial scandal.