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Malaysia’s king warns against challenging Najib’s house arrest

Sultan Ibrahim said on Saturday his pardon order was ‘clear, explicit and without any ambiguity’

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Malaysia’s king warned on Saturday that any attempt to ⁠challenge his order ⁠letting former prime minister

Najib Razakgo ⁠from jail to house arrest could amount to defying his decree, a day after authorities delayed Najib’s transfer.

Najib has been in jail since 2022 after being found guilty of corruption and money laundering in a case linked to a multibillion-dollar ‌scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad. He has consistently denied wrongdoing.

He was due to be transferred home on Friday, after his party paid a 50 million ringgit (US$12 million) fine to fulfil a condition of a royal pardon issued by King Sultan Ibrahim in September that would allow him to serve his remaining two years at home.

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