Malaysia’s Najib Set for House Arrest After UMNO Pays Fine

Bloomberg Politics6 November 2026, 05:00 UTCMalaysia

Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak is heading home after more than four years in prison for his role in the country’s biggest corruption scandal, after the political party he once led paid a 50 million ringgit ($12.3 million) fine that clears the way for him to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest.

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