Malaysia Court Rejects Najib House Arrest Bid for 1MDB Crime
- Former PM intends to appeal the decision, lawyer says
- Najib already had his 12-year prison sentence halved
Najib Razak
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A Malaysian court threw out a petition by former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve out the rest of his jail sentence in his home for a crime related to troubled wealth fund 1MDB.
High Court Judge Amarjeet Singh ruled that the affidavits Najib submitted were “pure hearsay.” Najib had sought a court order compelling the government to verify the existence of an additional decree made by a former Malaysian king that allowed him to be placed under house arrest for the remainder of his prison sentence.