Malaysia’s Najib closer to house arrest as Umno pays US$12.3 million fine

Malaysia’s disgraced former prime minister Najib Razak moved closer to house arrest after Umno on Friday paid a 50 million ringgit (US$12.3 million) fine required under the terms of his royal pardon. The clemency granted by King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar in September allows Najib to serve the remainder of his sentence…

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