Malaysia Ex-PM Najib Begins House Arrest

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak arrived at his Kuala Lumpur home on Tuesday to begin serving the remainder of his reduced prison sentence under house arrest. The High Court authorized the transfer after the attorney-general had halted an earlier move to review the legal basis for implementing Najib’s conditional royal pardon; the king had warned against defying his order. The pardon allows Najib to serve his six-year sentence at home after a fine was paid. Najib was convicted in connection with the 1MDB corruption scandal, but has consistently denied wrongdoing.