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Jailed former Malaysia premier Najib Razak seeks to serve remaining sentence under house arrest
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's imprisoned former Prime Minister Najib Razak is seeking to serve the rest of his prison term under house arrest, two months after his sentence in a corruption case was reduced by half. His surprise application filed Monday said he had...
Two go on trial in Switzerland over 'kleptocracy' scandal involving Saudi oil firm, Malaysian bank
GENEVA (AP) — Two managers of a Saudi oil exploration company went on trial in Switzerland on Tuesday for alleged fraud and money laundering over a scandal years ago linked to a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund that the U.S. Justice Department once described as the “biggest kleptocracy case”...
Ex-Malaysian leader Najib disappointed he wasn't given a full royal pardon for 12-year graft term
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak is disapppinted he wasn't given a full royal pardon of his 12-year prison sentence for graft, and may file a new appeal to the new monarch, his lawyer said Wednesday. The decision last week by the Pardons Board...
Malaysia halves prison term for ex-Prime Minister who oversaw multibillion-dollar 1MDB thefts
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's Pardons Board said Friday it has reduced ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak's 12-year jail sentence by half and sharply cut a fine, less than two years into his sentence from a corruption case linked to the theft of billions of dollars from state coffers. ...
