{
  "id": 9675758,
  "title": "Najib arrives at High Court to seek stay of 15-year 1MDB sentence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/najib-arrives-at-high-court-to-seek-stay-of-15-year-1mdb-sentence-9675758",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T02:03:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/25/najib-arrives-at-high-court-to-seek-stay-of-15-year-1mdb-sentence/236427"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak arrived at the High Court on September 25 to submit a request for a stay of his 15-year prison sentence and RM11.38 billion fine in relation to the misappropriation of RM2.3 billion from the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) fund. Wearing a light grey suit and white shirt, Najib was escorted under tight security by prison officials as he was brought from Kajang Prison to the courthouse. The application, filed nine months after a previous ruling, will be heard by Judge Noor Ruwena Md Nurdin. The matter originated on December 26 last year, when Judge Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah handed down his decision regarding the case. The Federal Territories Pardons Board announced its decision on September 18, granting Najib a conditional pardon allowing him to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest until August 23, 2028, subject to specified conditions. Najib is currently incarcerated at Kajang Prison and has been ordered to pay a RM50 million fine as part of the conditions for serving his sentence at home.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak appeared in public today after being granted...",
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        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Najib arrives at High Court to seek stay of 15-year 1MDB sentence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/najib-arrives-at-high-court-to-seek-stay-of-15-year-1mdb-sentence",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Najib seeks stay of 1MDB conviction, imprisonment and RM11bil fine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/najib-seeks-stay-of-1mdb-conviction-imprisonment-and-rm11bil-fine",
        "published": "2026-09-25T02:06:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Najib's 1MDB sentence stay application set for Oct 14",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/najibs-1mdb-sentence-stay-application-set-for-oct-14",
        "published": "2026-09-25T02:21:36.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Najib's application to stay his 1MDB sentence to be heard on Oct 14",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/najibs-application-to-stay-his-1mdb-sentence-to-be-heard-on-oct-14",
        "published": "2026-09-25T02:56:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "Court to hear Najib’s bid to stay 1MDB sentence on Oct 14",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/court-to-hear-najibs-bid-to-stay-1mdb-sentence-on-oct-14",
        "published": "2026-09-25T03:57:04.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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