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Malaysian ex-PM’s transfer to house arrest on hold

Bangkok Post6 November 2026, 14:34 UTCMalaysia

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia has temporarily postponed a plan to transfer ⁠jailed former prime minister Najib Razak to house arrest, the attorney-general’s office said on Friday, saying it needed time to ‌review a pardon issued by the king and a court order allowing the move.

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