Najib sues govt, Prisons Dept over Parliament no-go


KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who has been jailed 12 years for corruption, is suing the government and the Prisons Department after he was barred from attending Parliament.

He has filed an application for leave to initiate a judicial review of the Prisons Department’s decision to turn down his request to attend the Dewan Rakyat meeting.

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