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Malaysia's ex-premier Najib will serve prison time at home after paying $12.3M fine

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The Associated Press. (2026, November 6). Malaysia's ex-premier Najib will serve prison time at home after paying $12.3M fine. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/asia/malaysia-s-ex-prime-minister-najib-will-serve-prison-time-at-home-after-his-party-paid-12-3-million-for-terms-of-pardon/article_26158898-289a-57bf-bd34-32600462715f.html

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Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak is eligible for home confinement after his political party paid a $12.3 million fine as part of a royal pardon requirement. Najib has been imprisoned since August 2022 following a conviction related to the embezzlement of funds from the state investment fund 1MDB. The king granted him clemency in September, allowing him to complete his sentence under house arrest; he could be released in August 2028.

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Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak is set to leave prison and serve the remainder of his corruption sentence under house arrest after his political party, the United Malays National Organization (UMNO), paid a fine of 50 million ringgit ($12.3 million) as required by his royal pardon on November 6, 2026. Najib, aged 73, has been imprisoned since August 2022 following his conviction in cases linked to the multibillion-dollar embezzlement of state investment fund 1MDB. UMNO raised the funds through a donation drive initiated by the Najib Razak Solidarity Fund, launched on September 18, and completed payment at the Kuala Lumpur High Court earlier that day. The exact date for Najib's transfer from prison to house arrest has not yet been confirmed.

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Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak is set to leave prison to serve the remainder of his graft sentence at home, after his political party on Friday paid a 50 million ringgit ($12.3 million) fine required under the terms of a royal pardon. asserted

party → set → pardon

Najib, 73, has been imprisoned since August 2022, when Malaysia’s top court upheld his conviction in his first graft trial linked to the multibillion-dollar looting of state investment fund 1MDB. asserted

court → imprison → 1MDB

Malaysia’s king in September granted Najib a rare clemency, allowing him to serve the rest of his sentence under house arrest. asserted

him → grant → arrest

After paying the fine, he could be free in August 2028. uncertain

he → pay → August

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