Malaysia reduces sentence of former PM Najib Razak

Malaysia pardons board halves ex-PM Najib Razak’s corruption sentence

News agency CNA revealed Wednesday that the top pardons board in Malaysia halved former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s 12-year sentence for corruption, embezzlement and money laundering through Malaysia’s state-owned 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). The board has also reduced the imposed fine to 50 million ringgit ($10.6 million) from 210 million ringgit. Provided Razak pays this, he is expected to be released in August 2028 (failing this, he …

Malaysian ex-PM Najib’s jail term halved to six years

Malaysia's pardons board said on Friday it had halved the jail term for former prime minister Najib Razak, currently in prison for corruption, to six years. The post Malaysian ex-PM Najib's jail term halved to six years appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News.

Malaysia pardons board halves sentence of jailed ex-PM Najib, convicted in 1MDB scandal

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Former Malaysian premier Najib Razak, who was convicted of graft over the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, could be released by 2028 after his jail sentence was halved by a pardons board on Friday, February 2, prompting an uproar from critics who called on the government to explain its decision. The pardons board, chaired by Malaysia’s king, said it made the decision this week after reviewing an application for a royal …

Jail term of Malaysian ex-PM Najib halved

KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian pardons board on Friday confirmed that it had halved the jail sentence of former prime minister Najib Razak, who was convicted of graft and money laundering related to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal.

Malaysia halves former PM Najib's 12-year sentence in 1MDB scandal

KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia's pardons board said Friday it will halve former Prime Minister Najib Razak's 12-year sentence on corruption and money l