Najib Razak

Najib Razak’s court rulings to seal ex-premier’s political fate

FORMER Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak heads into a pivotal week in court, with two rulings that could reopen his path back to power.

The latest recovery, along with the recent US$330 million settlement with JPMorgan Chase, brings the total amount of assets recovered by Malaysia in the 1MDB case to RM31.19 billion.

Malaysia recovers RM36.2 million in assets linked to Jho Low in 1MDB case

[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia has recovered RM36.2 million (S$11 million) in assets linked to fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, and his family in the multi-billion US dollar 1MDB scand...

Najib has said an addendum order accompanied a pardon by Al-Sultan Abdullah in January last year that halved his sentence from 12 years to six.

Malaysia's top court allows jailed ex-PM Najib to pursue legal bid for house arrest

The Federal Court accepted that there was a royal document related to granting house arrest for Najib

Najib Razak has repeatedly denied wrongdoing.

Malaysia confirms order that’s key to Najib’s house arrest

The latest twist raises scrutiny on Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his vow to combat corruption

A Malaysian court has granted jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak a discharge not amounting to an acquittal in a RM27 million (S$8.22 million) money laundering case involving a former unit of scandal-tainted state fund 1MDB.

Malaysia court discharges ex-PM Najib from one of his 1MDB cases

[KUALA LUMPUR] Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak succeeded in setting aside another one of his court cases involving troubled state fund 1MDB, in a rare victory for the jailed politician.

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was found guilty in 2020 of criminal breach of trust and abuse of power for illegally receiving funds misappropriated from a unit of state investor 1Malaysia Development Berhad.

Malaysia court allows Attorney-General’s application to appeal in jailed ex-PM Najib’s legal case

[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s top court on Monday granted the Attorney-General’s application to appeal a ruling giving jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak access to a document he says allows him to s...

Riza Aziz, the stepson of Malaysia's former leader Najib Razak, was accused by 1MDB of misappropriating US$248 million to finance movies and other activities when the multi-billion-dollar financial scandal broke in the 2010s.

1MDB drops US$248 million ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ suit against Najib’s stepson: lawyer

MALAYSIA’S sovereign wealth fund 1MDB has withdrawn its US$248 million lawsuit against one of the producers of The Wolf of Wall Street, who is also the stepson of disgraced former premier Najib Razak.

The decision to file the motion was based on several important premises, including conflicting interpretation of the law, according to the AGC.

Malaysia seeks to block Najib’s house arrest bid

Malaysia’s Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) is seeking to block jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s court bid to serve the remainder of his 1MDB-linked prison sentence at home.

Najib last week won a legal challenge that would allow his case for house arrest be heard in Malaysia’s High Court.

Malaysia government to seek gag order on Najib house arrest bid

It will prohibit even the Malaysian parliament from discussing Najib’s attempt to serve his prison sentence at his own residence

Najib and the ex-king’s palace say the former monarch also granted him house arrest in an “addendum order” that accompanied the pardon.

Malaysia has no record of documents granting ex-PM Najib home detention

Malaysia’s law ministry did not receive any official notification or instructions from Malaysia’s royal palace on the matter