Malaysia’s UMNO paid the 50 million ringgit (US$12.3 million) fine required for former prime minister Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his six-year sentence under house arrest. Najib left prison after more than four years; the royal pardon granted in September set house arrest as a condition, and his sentence is due to continue at home until August 2028.
WHO:
UMNO
WHAT:
UMNO paid the 50 million ringgit fine required for Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest. Najib left prison for house arrest after more than four years behind bars; his six-year sentence is due to continue at home until August 2028. The fine was paid after UMNO raised it through a public fundraising campaign. Malaysia’s UMNO paid a 50 million ringgit fine (S$15.7 million; US$12.3 million) required for former prime minister Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest.
WHEN:
Nov 6, 2026
WHERE:
Malaysia
WHY:
The fine was required under the condition for Najib to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest.
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