(Bloomberg) — A request by former Malaysian premier Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his 1MDB-linked jail sentence under house arrest has the backing of a witness who saw the order allowing him to do so, according to his lawyer. Most Read from Bloomberg “We got an affidavit” from a witness, Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, […]
By Rozanna Latiff 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 […]