Najib’s lawyers say former Malaysian leader cannot pay house-arrest fine
Lawyers for former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak say he has no money to pay the 50 million ringgit fine required for him to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest. They are also questioning the delay in releasing the full details of the king’s conditional pardon.
Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak does not have the money to pay the fine required for a transfer to house arrest, his lawyers said, according to the South China Morning Post. Malaysia’s King, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, decreed last Friday that Najib could serve the remainder of his sentence at home on condition that he pay a fine of 50 million ringgit, equivalent to US$10.3 million. Najib’s lawyers are also questioning why the full details of the conditional pardon have not been released.
The decision to permit house arrest has triggered widespread outrage, according to the report. The supplied material does not state how the fine would be paid if Najib cannot meet the condition, whether the house-arrest order has taken effect or what legal response the authorities have made to the lawyers’ position.
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