Malaysian Bar seeks to challenge Najib’s conditional pardon
The Bar will continue its appeal against the 2024 decision to halve the former prime minister’s jail term and reduce his fine.
The Malaysian Bar has announced it will contest the conditional pardon granted to former Prime Minister Najib Razak. President Anand Raj expressed concern over Umno's fundraising efforts for the RM50 million fine Najib must pay. The Bar questioned why Najib claims most of his assets are frozen when over RM114 million in seized cash and assets have been returned to him and the party.
Malaysia lacks a formal legal framework for house arrest, and new rules and procedures would be required for such a sentence, according to Raj. Najib was given a conditional pardon in September, allowing him to serve the remainder of his six-year prison term in house arrest until August 2028, alongside paying the fine.
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