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Excessive Court docket says a royal doc permitting the ex-PM’s switch to deal with arrest was not legitimate.
Printed On 22 Dec 2025
A courtroom in Malaysia has dismissed jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s bid to serve the rest of his sentence for corruption at house, 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 position 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 mentioned was issued final yr as a part of a pardon by the then-king, entitling him to serve the rest of his sentence at house.
Kuala Lumpur Excessive Court docket choose Alice Loke mentioned 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 determination to disclaim him home arrest comes simply days earlier than Najib faces his greatest trial within the 1MDB scandal, with one other courtroom set to ship its judgement on Friday.
Najib has denied all of the fees introduced towards him.
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