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Malaysia's ex-leader Najib wins appeal to pursue bid to serve corruption sentence at home
Malaysia's imprisoned former Prime Minister Najib Razak has won an appeal to pursue his bid to serve his remaining corruption sentence under house arrest.
Rare win for Malaysia's ex-PM Najib as court grants appeal in house detention bid
By Danial Azhar KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's appeals court on Monday granted a bid by jailed ex-premier Najib Razak to see a document he said should allow him to serve his sentence at home, in a rare win for a disgraced former leader at the heart of the country's biggest scandal.
Malaysia says royal document granting home detention for jailed ex-PM Najib not withheld
KUALA LUMPUR - A purported royal document allowing Malaysia's jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest was never hidden, the communications minister said on Jan 8.
Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Najib Razak wins appeal for house arrest bid
The Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 in favour of Razak’s request to have his case for house arrest reviewed, citing a letter from a Pahang state palace official.View on euronews
Malaysia court grants jailed ex-PM Najib's request to see document he says allows home detention
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's appeals court granted on Monday a bid by jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak to obtain a document that he said would allow him to serve the remainder of his prison sentence at home.
Former Malaysia Leader Najib Steps Up Campaign for House Arrest
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak stepped up efforts to serve the rest of his prison sentence for corruption at home, submitting to a court in Putrajaya what he says is a copy of a royal decree permitting him to do so.
Controversy Over Najib Razak's Alleged House Arrest Document
A supposed royal document suggesting house arrest for Malaysia's ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak was reportedly not concealed, according to the communications minister. The palace had issued a letter indicating its existence,
Jailed Malaysian ex-PM Najib wins appeal in bid for house detention
A Malaysian court on Monday granted jailed ex-premier Najib Razak's bid to access a royal document that should allow him to serve his sentence at home, in a rare win for the disgraced former leader at the heart of the country's biggest scandal.
Is the royal pardon order on Najib Razak’s house arrest valid despite Malaysia not having such a provision? Yes, says senior lawyer
Former Malaysian Bar president Salim Bashir Bhaskaran asserts that while Malaysia does not have provisions regarding house arrest, there is nothing preventing the former Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah,
Former PM Najib Razak wins appeal to have house arrest bid heard in Malaysia High Court
In a split decision, the Court of Appeal on Monday ordered the High Court to hear the merits of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak’s judicial review.
No Notification of Home Detention for Najib, Says Malaysia's Home Minister
Malaysia's home minister confirmed that the prisons department did not receive any notification regarding home detention for former premier Najib Razak, following his sentence reduction and pardon. Despite Najib's claims of a pardon board document granting home detention,
Malaysia's jailed ex-leader Najib wins appeal to pursue bid to serve corruption sentence at home
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's imprisoned former Prime Minister Najib Razak on Monday won an appeal to pursue his bid ...
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Commentary: PAS saw an opening and turned to Najib, but now is left alone to dry
In a podcast interview, Najib’s son, Nazifuddin, argued that this ought to be allowed given that Najib is the son of Malaysia’s second prime minister. It was much less expected that former UMNO ...
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