Najib wants house arrest, claims former King had ordered it


KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who is jailed for offences linked to the misappropriation of funds from SRC International Sdn Bhd, is seeking to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest.

In his latest legal action, the former prime minister filed a judicial review application, claiming that there was an addendum order by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in the royal pardon granted to him on Jan 29, whereby in the addendum, he was allowed to serve his prison sentence under house arrest.

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