Tag: Najib Razak
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Malaysia court denies ex-PM Najib Razak’s request to suspend 15-year jail sentence
There were expectations that Najib Razak could soon be transferred to house arrest, following a royal pardon in a separate case.
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Commentary: UMNO’s dark September – twin storms threaten party’s ‘blue wave’
Despite UMNO’s resurgence, recent events have shown that the party has a long way to go before it can complete a political comeback, writes CNA’s Leslie Lopez.
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Melaka to head to the polls on Nov 14 in another test of shifting political alliances in Malaysia
Nearly 700,000 voters in Melaka are set to cast their ballots in the state polls on Nov 14.
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Anthony Loke says will remain as Malaysia’s transport minister until Najib begins house arrest
Loke had previously announced his resignation in protest of the conditional royal pardon granted to former premier Najib Razak on Sep 18.
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Najib Razak’s ‘solidarity fund’ raises US$2.27 million, still short of US$12.27 million target: DPM Zahid
The jailed former Malaysian prime minister’s eldest son told reporters that even if his father’s frozen assets were released, his family would still be unable to immediately raise the fine for Najib to serve his sentence at home as part of a royal pardon.
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Malaysian ex-PM Najib asks court for stay of 15-year jail sentence; case to be heard Oct 14
The Kuala Lumpur High Court will decide whether to grant Najib’s request for a stay of his sentence in a 1MDB-linked corruption case, pending an appeal against his conviction, says his lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah.
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Najib Razak’s crowdfunding drive draws support and ridicule, including one-cent donations
The “Najib Razak Solidarity Fund” by UMNO party has raised more than RM1 million (US$244,530) for the former premier to pay a fine required to serve his remaining jail term at home. A legal expert says there are no specific laws in Malaysia governing crowdfunding of this nature.
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Malaysian PM Anwar says he flagged concerns over Najib’s pardon to king
Speaking at an event on Sunday (Sep 20), Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim also rejected suggestions that he had paved the way for former PM Najib Razak’s conditional pardon from jail to house arrest, saying every prisoner had the right to an appeal.
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Najib says unable to pay US$12.26m fine for house arrest pardon; assets ‘not within his sole control’
A statement released by the former Malaysian prime minister’s legal team on Sunday (Sep 20) said a significant part of Najib Razak’s assets, bank accounts and properties remained subject to freezing orders and enforcement proceedings by the government.
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Malaysia’s Transport Minister Anthony Loke resigns over former PM Najib’s conditional pardon, other DAP ministers to stay on
The decision was reached during an emergency meeting of Democratic Action Party’s central executive committee on Saturday (Sep 19), a day after Najib Razak’s pardon was granted by the Malaysian king.
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