Malaysian former Prime Minister Najib Razak, centre, is escorted by prison officers on his arrival at the Kuala Lumpur High Court complex in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on October 30, 2024.
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Jailed former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has withdrawn his appeal against a court ruling denying his request to serve the remainder of his sentence at home, local media The Edge reported on Monday (April 27, 2026), citing court documents. Najib was found guilty of a string of graft offences in connection to his role in the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal.
Najib has been serving a six-year jail sentence since August 2022 after being convicted of graft and money laundering in one of several cases linked to the alleged theft of billions of dollars from 1Malaysia Development Berhad – a state fund he helped establish in 2009 while he was premier.
Published – April 27, 2026 10:39 am IST