Malaysian ex-PM Najib asks court for stay of 15-year jail sentence; case to be heard Oct 14
The Kuala Lumpur High Court will decide whether to grant Najib’s request for a stay of his sentence in a 1MDB-linked corruption case, pending an appeal against his conviction, says his lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah.
Malaysian Bar president Anand Raj has called for transparency on the additional costs to taxpayers if former prime minister Najib Razak serves the remainder of his jail term under house arrest. The Malaysian Bar president urged the Federal Territories Pardons Board and the Prime Minister's Department to declassify and publish the official minutes of the Pardons Board meetings regarding Najib's First and Second Pardons, as well as disclose all conditions proposed for Najib's house arrest, including monitoring protocols, enforcement authorities, and the additional costs to taxpayers.
The Malaysian Bar also plans to challenge the Pardons Board's decision on Najib's second pardon in court.
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