# Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak returns home under royal pardon, but faces a separate 15-year prison sentence

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/former-malaysian-leader-najib-razak-returns-home-under-royal-pardon-but-faces-a-separate-15-year-prison-sentence/
- Published: 2026-11-10T20:39:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T21:33:31+00:00
- Original publisher: DW (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.dw.com/en/former-malaysian-leader-najib-razak-returns-home-under-royal-pardon-but-faces-a-separate-15-year-prison-sentence/a-79913437?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
- Topics: Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Najib Razak has moved to house arrest under a royal pardon.
- A minister resigned in protest at the decision.
- Najib still faces a separate 15-year sentence.

## Summary

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has been transferred from prison to house arrest after a royal pardon and a new court order resolved a dispute over his release. The decision has prompted Transport Minister Anthony Loke to resign in protest, while Najib remains subject to a separate prison sentence.

Najib, 73, will serve the remainder of a reduced six-year sentence at home until August 2028, after his party paid the required fine. He had spent four years in prison over the 1MDB scandal, in which about $4.5 billion was siphoned from the state fund; US investigators said $1 billion went to accounts linked to him. He is appealing a separate 15-year sentence for abuse of power and money laundering, and could return to prison if the appeal fails.

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