Malaysia's Former PM Najib Paid Fine to Serve Sentence Under House Arrest

Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak will serve the remainder of his prison term under house arrest following a royal pardon.

His political party, the United Malays National Organization, paid the required 50 million ringgit ($12.3 million) fine at the High Court on Friday.

Najib has been imprisoned since August 2022 following his conviction in a corruption trial linked to the 1MDB state fund.