Malaysia’s Najib ‘has no money’ to pay fine for house arrest, lawyer says
The ex-prime minister’s legal team also dismisses a ‘stupid question’ about ‘the billions’ donated by the Saudi royal family
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Newest first · UTC+10:00Malaysia’s Najib ‘has no money’ to pay fine for house arrest, lawyer says
The ex-prime minister’s legal team also dismisses a ‘stupid question’ about ‘the billions’ donated by the Saudi royal family
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