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Excessive Courtroom says a royal doc permitting the ex-PM’s switch to deal with arrest was not legitimate.
Revealed On 22 Dec 2025
A court docket in Malaysia has dismissed jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s bid to serve the rest of his sentence for corruption at residence, saying a royal doc permitting the transfer was invalid because it was not made in keeping with process.
The ruling on Monday dealt one other blow to Najib, who has been imprisoned since August 2022 for his function within the multi-billion greenback 1MDB scandal.
Najib has sought to compel Malaysian authorities to verify the existence of and execute a royal order that he stated was issued final 12 months as a part of a pardon by the then-king, entitling him to serve the rest of his sentence at residence.
Kuala Lumpur Excessive Courtroom choose Alice Loke stated on Monday that the existence of the order was not in dispute, however the former king ought to have consulted the nation’s pardons board earlier than making the order to permit Najib home arrest.
The choice to disclaim him home arrest comes simply days earlier than Najib faces his greatest trial within the 1MDB scandal, with one other court docket set to ship its judgement on Friday.
Najib has denied all of the fees introduced in opposition to him.
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