Malaysian ex — PM Najib working on conditions to start house arrest, his lawyers say

SINGAPORE, Sept 20 (Reuters) — Malaysia's jailed former prime minister, Najib Razak, is working to fulfil the conditions to leave jail and begin his house arrest, including paying a 50-million-ringgit ($12-million) fine, his lawyers said on Sunday. Najib's ability to satisfy the condition "do not lie in his own hands" as a significant part of his assets, bank accounts and properties remain subject to freeze orders and enforcement proceedings by the government, the lawyers said in a statement. Najib, prime minister from 2009 to 2018, was found guilty of corruption in relation to the embezzlement of billions of dollars tied to 1Malaysia Development Berhad, a state investment fund he co-founded while in power. He has consistently denied wrongdoing. Malaysia's king agreed on Friday to let Najib Razak leave jail and serve the remainder of his ‌sentence under house arrest. It was the second royal pardon over his conviction for his involvement in a multi-billion-dollar financial scandal. Malaysia's Prisons Department said in a statement on Sunday that it and the home affairs ministry were waiting for official written confirmation of the pardon before taking any action. By law, the home af