Malaysian court clears former PM Najib Razak for house arrest transfer

Najib, 73, was jailed for his role in one of the largest global plunders of a sovereign wealth fund, the now-defunct 1MDB.Published On 10 Nov 202610 Nov 2026A Malaysian court has cleared the way for jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak to be transferred to house arrest after an earlier directive was disputed.“In accordance with the order of conditional pardon, the accused shall serve the remainder of the reduced sentence of six years’ imprisonment under house arrest,” Kuala Lumpur High Court Judge Aslam Zainuddin said on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Malaysian ex-PM Najib Razak found guilty in 1MDB trial: What we knowlist 2 of 3Malaysian court rejects Najib’s bid to serve sentence under house arrestlist 3 of 3Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib found guilty of money laundering, abuse of powerend of listNajib, 73, was jailed for his role in one of the largest thefts of public funds ever recorded from the now-defunct 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) and was granted a conditional pardon in September.On Friday, Najib’s political party paid the ⁠$12m fine as part of the terms of ⁠the royal pardon, and he was due to leave prison. However in a last-minute intervention, t...