Malaysian palace says house arrest order for imprisoned ex-leader Najib must be respected

Summary

Malaysia's former Prime Minister Najib Razak was set for house arrest after more than four years in prison for Najib's role in the country's biggest corruption scandal, UMNO, the political party Najib once led, having paid a 50 million ringgit ($12.3 million) fine that clears the way to serve the remainder of the sentence under house arrest, Bloomberg reported on Friday 6 November. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said that Loke will resign from the cabinet as soon as Najib begins serving the sentence under house arrest, Bloomberg reported, and the attorney general temporarily suspended Najib's transfer from prison to house arrest, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported, headlining that the former Malaysian leader stays in prison after house arrest is put on hold. On Saturday 7 November Bloomberg reported that the transfer has been postponed pending further review of conditions around a royal pardon, the attorney general's office said, and Malaysia's national palace says the royal decision allowing Najib to serve the prison sentence under house arrest is clear, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported, headlining that the house arrest order must be respected.

Latest: Malaysia's national palace says the royal decision allowing former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve the prison sentence under house arrest is clear, The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported, Bloomberg reporting that the transfer has been postponed pending further review of conditions around a royal pardon, the attorney general's office said.

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