Malaysia’s Najib to leave prison for house arrest after 50 million ringgit fine paid
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Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak is set to leave prison to serve the remainder of a six-year sentence under house arrest after his political party paid a 50 million ringgit ($12.3 million) fine, Deutsche Welle reported on Friday. The United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) raised the funds through a donation drive, party secretary-general Asyraf Wajid Dusuki said in a statement. [1]