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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia halved the jail sentence on Friday of former premier Najib Razak, who was convicted of graft and money laundering related to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, a move expected to raise further questions about Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's commitment to fighting graft. Anwar campaigned on an anti-corruption platform, but joined hands with Najib's graft-tainted party, the United National Malays Organisation (UMNO), to form a government in November 20...

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The reduction of former Malaysia PM Najib Razak’s prison sentence from 12 to six years is a middle ground outcome that appeases the largest factions in Malaysia’s unity government, say analysts.

(Straits Times) - Ordinary Malaysians have expressed shock over the Pardons Board’s decision to halve the jail sentence of former prime minister Najib Razak, with some saying justice in the country has been eroded. The Pardons Board, at a meeting on Jan 29 chaired by the previous King, Sultan Abd

Malaysia halved the jail sentence today of former premier Najib Razak, who was convicted of graft and money laundering related to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal, a move expected to raise further questions about Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's commitment to fighting graft

Najib, the first premier in the country’s history to be jailed, remains on trial in multiple cases related to the fund.

Malaysia on Friday halved the jail sentence of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, who was convicted of graft and money laundering related to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal.

A Malaysian pardons board on Friday said it has decided to halve the jail sentence of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, who was convicted of graft and money laundering related to the ... -February 02, 2024 at 02:50 am EST - MarketScreener

Malaysia’s Pardons Board said Friday it has reduced ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak’s 12-year jail sentence by half and sharply cut a fine, less than two years into his sentence from a corruption case linked to the theft of billions of dollars from state coffers.

Najib will be released in August 2028. Read more at straitstimes.com.