Malaysia’s Najib leaves prison for house arrest
Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak left jail to begin his house arrest on Tuesday. He was granted a conditional royal pardon to serve the rest of his sentence at home, provided he settled a fine of 50 million ringgit (US$12.3 million). In 2022, Najib was found to have misappropriated millions from SRC International, a former subsidiary of state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). He is set to remain under house arrest until August 2028.
