{
  "id": 9726715,
  "title": "Malaysian ex-PM Najib asks court for stay of 15-year jail sentence; case to be heard Oct 14",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/malaysian-ex-pm-najib-asks-court-for-stay-of-15-year-jail-sentence",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T07:08:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/malaysia-najib-razak-court-suspend-jail-sentence-6410126"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Najib may walk out of Kajang Prison next month if High Court stays 15-year 1MDB sentence and RM50m fine is paid, says lawyer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/najib-may-walk-out-of-kajang-prison-next-month-if-high-court-stays-15",
        "published": "2026-09-25T06:38:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Malaysia’s Najib ‘has no money’ to pay fine for house arrest, lawyer says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/malaysias-najib-has-no-money-to-pay-fine-for-house-arrest-lawyer-says",
        "published": "2026-09-25T07:59:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}