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Malaysia’s king warns against challenging Najib’s house arrest
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Malaysia’s king warns against challenging Najib’s house arrest

Sultan Ibrahim says pardon order was clear, explicit and without ambiguity

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  • Malaysia's King Sultan Ibrahim warned that any attempt to challenge his pardon order allowing former prime minister Najib Razak to move from jail to house arrest could amount to defying his decree, after authorities delayed Najib's transfer on Friday.
  • Najib, jailed since 2022 for corruption and money laundering linked to the 1MDB scandal, was due home after his party paid a 50 million ringgit fine to fulfil a condition of the September royal pardon.

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Why It Matters

Najib Razak has been in jail since 2022 after being found guilty of corruption and money laundering in a case linked to a multibillion-dollar scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad. He has consistently denied wrongdoing. King Sultan Ibrahim issued a royal pardon in September that would allow Najib to serve his remaining two years at home.

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Sultan Ibrahim said on Saturday his pardon order was ‘clear, explicit and without any ambiguity’

Malaysia’s king warned on Saturday that any attempt to challenge his order letting former prime minister Najib Razak go from jail to house arrest could amount to defying his decree, a day after authorities delayed Najib’s transfer.

Najib has been in jail since 2022 after being found guilty of corruption and money laundering in a case linked to a multibillion-dollar scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad. He has consistently denied wrongdoing.

He was due to be transferred home on Friday, after his party paid a 50 million ringgit (US$12 million) fine to fulfil a condition of a royal pardon issued by King Sultan Ibrahim in September that would allow him to serve his remaining two years at home.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • Najib Razak will be transferred from jail to house arrest to serve his remaining two years

    Likely · Within days

Open Questions

  • What specific legal grounds exist for challenging the king's pardon order?
  • Why were authorities delayed in transferring Najib on Friday?
  • What will happen if Najib's transfer is further delayed or blocked?

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This article was originally published by SCMP Economy.

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