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Malaysia’s Najib is back home, but home comforts are off the menu

Najib Razak returns home under house arrest, sparking political fallout and Anthony Loke's resignation.

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Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak has returned home to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest, sparking political fallout and the resignation of Transport Minister Anthony Loke.

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Najib Razak was previously imprisoned for corruption convictions before a High Court ruling cleared the way for his house arrest.

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Ministers are in revolt over ‘two-tier justice’, but Najib’s new life means prison rations and an empty house with no visitors

Najib Razak, Malaysia’s corrupt former prime minister, may be back home to serve the rest of his prison sentence, but that does not mean he will be living in comfort with wife Rosmah Mansor and the rest of his family, a member of his party has confirmed.

Najib returned to his house on Jalan Langgak Duta at about 9.30pm on Tuesday, after the High Court cleared the way for his release from jail.

The start of his house arrest also marked the end of Anthony Loke’s stint as transport minister. Loke, who heads the Democratic Action Party chief, had vowed to resign the moment “Najib steps into his house” – and did just that on Tuesday.

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This article was originally published by SCMP Economy.

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