Malaysia’s former PM Najib will serve prison time at home after paying $12.3 million for pardon

The Hindu6 November 2026, 06:32 UTCMalaysia

Najib, 73, has been imprisoned since August 2022, when Malaysia’s top court upheld his conviction in a case linked to the multi-billion dollar looting of the state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad

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