Ex-PM Najib confirms Immigration blacklist

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. -Bernama filepic

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said he will remain in Malaysia with his family due to the Immigration Department's blacklist against him from leaving the country.

"I have been informed that the Immigration Department of Malaysia is not allowing my family and me to go out of the country.

"I will respect the decision and will remain in the country with my family," said the former prime minister on Twitter.

Earlier, he had said that he and his family would be taking a holiday out of the country starting Saturday.

The vacation was for him and his family to “rest after the end of the 14th general election”, according to his Facebook post at 11.30am.

He said he took full responsibility over the GE14 election results as Umno president and Barisan Nasional chairman, and would return next week to inform of his decision about his leadership role.