Malaysian ex-PM Najib's bid to serve prison term at home delayed
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The 73-year-old former leader was jailed for his role in one of the largest-ever global plunders of a sovereign wealth fund, the now-defunct 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
Malaysia’s attorney general blocked on Friday the transfer of former prime minister Najib Razak to house arrest for the remainder of his graft sentence, saying it needed more clarification on his royal pardon.
The 73-year-old former leader was jailed for his role in one of the largest-ever global plunders of a sovereign wealth fund, the now-defunct 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
