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Malaysia’s ex-PM transferred to house arrest for 1MDB graft sentence

Al Jazeera Wednesday 11 November 2026, 04:56 UTC 1 min read
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Malaysia’s ex-PM transferred to house arrest for 1MDB graft sentence NewsFeed Malaysia’s ex-PM transferred to house arrest for 1MDB graft sentence Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been transferred from prison to his Kuala Lumpur home to serve the remainder of a reduced six-year sentence under house arrest. He was convicted of misappropriating public funds in the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal. Published On 11 Nov 2026

Malaysia’s ex-PM transferred to house arrest for 1MDB graft sentence NewsFeed Malaysia’s ex-PM transferred to house arrest for 1MDB graft sentence Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been transferred from prison to his Kuala Lumpur home to serve the remainder of a reduced six-year sentence under house arrest. He was convicted of misappropriating public funds in the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal. Published On 11 Nov 2026
Malaysia (LOCATION) Malaysian (ORG) Najib Razak (PERSON) Kuala Lumpur (LOCATION)
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