Malaysia ex-PM Najib Razak set for house arrest after party pays fine to leave jail

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Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak is set to move from prison to house arrest after the United Malays National Organisation raised 50 million ringgit through crowdfunding to pay a fine required under a royal pardon. The report links the payment to the conditions governing his sentence.

The United Malays National Organisation raised 50 million ringgit through crowdfunding to pay the fine required under a royal pardon, paving the way for Najib’s transfer from prison to house arrest.