Malaysia’s king allows former leader Najib to serve rest of his graft sentence under house arrest
Malaysia's king granted former Prime Minister Najib Razak royal clemency to serve the rest of his graft sentence under house arrest. The decision followed a Pardons Board meeting a week after a previous deferral. Najib was previously jailed for corruption charges.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s king on Friday granted jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak a rare royal clemency, allowing him to serve the remainder of his prison term for graft under house arrest. The decision came at a suddenly convened Pardons Board meeting, a week after the board deferred Najib’s latest clemency application...
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