29 days ago · Global
Ex-PM Najib granted house arrest despite 1MDB outrage
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What we know
Malaysia's king agreed on Friday to allow jailed former prime minister Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest, the government said, four years after his conviction for his involvement in a multi-billion-dollar financial scandal. Najib, prime minister from 2009 to 2018, was found guilty of…
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