Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, sentenced to 12 years in jail for corruption, has sought a royal pardon virtually two weeks after he started serving his sentence, official sources confirmed Monday.
Parliament Speaker Azhar Azizan Harun mentioned in an announcement that Najib wouldn’t lose his parliamentary seat till a choice is reached on his petition for a royal pardon, which was introduced by his legal professionals Friday.
Najib, admitted to hospital Sunday for an undisclosed ailment, has been in jail since Malaysia’s Federal Court docket upheld the 12-year sentence in opposition to him on Aug. 23 for misappropriating MYR 42 million ($9.42 billion) from the state fund 1Malaysia Improvement Berhad (1MDB.)
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