Malaysia’s Najib Applies For Royal Pardon, Remains a Lawmaker For Now
Najib Razak, Malaysia's former prime minister, is Malaysia’s first leader to be convicted and imprisoned.
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Former prime minister Najib Razak, who began a 12-year prison sentence for his role in 1MDB last month, will remain a lawmaker pending the outcome of his petition for a royal pardon, according to the Malaysian Parliament Speaker.
Najib applied for the pardon on Friday, a little over a week after the nation’s top court upheld his criminal conviction in relation to the troubled state fund, House of Representatives Speaker Azhar Azizan Harun said in a statement Monday. Najib would only lose his MP status if his petition is rejected, in accordance with the constitution, he added.