Malaysia pardons board members at palace amid speculation of meeting on Najib clemency
The board met at short notice and approved house arrest only if Najib pays a 50 million ringgit fine, officials said.
- Members of the Federal Territories Pardons Board were seen arriving at the royal palace on Friday, amid speculation they were meeting to discuss former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's clemency bid.
- King Sultan Ibrahim postponed a decision on Najib's application during the board's previous meeting on September 11, as the 73-year-old has been imprisoned since August 2022 following his SRC International corruption conviction.
- In 2024, the board halved Najib's 12-year jail sentence and reduced his fine to RM50 million; he currently faces additional proceedings linked to 1MDB, where US investigators allege $4.5 billion was embezzled.
- The board was recalled at short notice with only one item on the agenda, observers noted, while palace officials provided no public comment regarding the meeting proceedings on Facebook.
- Pakatan Harapan secretariat members previously maintained that those convicted in high-profile corruption cases "must serve out the full sentence set by the courts," warning clemency could deal a global blow to the rule of law.
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The King's decision constitutes an unprecedented use of house arrest as a form of royal clemency in the country and may reopen the debate on the powers of the monarchy and the application of the law.
Bangkok, 18 Sep (EFE).- The King of Malaysia granted a "partial pardon" this Friday to former Prime Minister Najib Razak, imprisoned since 2022 and convicted on multiple corruption charges related to the massive embezzlement of the 1MDB sovereign fund, and allowed him to continue his sentence until August 2028 under house arrest.The public agency [...] The entry The Malaysian king grants former leader Najib Razak to spend at home rest of convict…
Ex-PM Najib granted house arrest despite 1MDB outrage
Malaysia's king agreed on Friday to allow jailed former prime minister Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest, the government said, four years after his conviction for his involvement in a multi-billion-dollar financial scandal. Najib, prime minister from 2009 to 2018, was found guilty of corruption in relation to the embezzlement of billions of dollars tied to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), a state investme…
Najib Razak has been jailed since August 2022 over misappropriation of funds from SRC International, a former unit of state investment fund
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