Najib was jailed in 2022 after being convicted of corruption linked to the plunder of state fund 1MDB. The decision means he could now be eligible for release as early as next year.
Malaysia’s Pardons Board said Friday it has reduced ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak’s 12-year jail sentence by half and sharply cut a fine, less than two years into his sentence from a corruption case linked to the theft of billions of dollars from state coffers.
Malaysia's Pardons Board has reduced ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak's 12-year jail sentence to six years and slashed his fine from approximately $44.5 million to $11.3 million.
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