PETALING JAYA: Umno’s relentless push to secure former prime minister Najib Razak’s release from prison could taint the unity government’s image and jeopardise its prospects in the next election (GE16), says a political analyst.

Kuala Lumpur: A former SRC International Sdn Bhd director told the High Court that former prime minister Najib Razak had no basis to blame him for losses suffered by the company.

PETALING JAYA: There are no legal provisions for prisoners to serve their jail sentences under house arrest, says an NGO advocating for reforms.

Kuala Lumpur: The High Court will hear on Thursday Tengku Zafrul Aziz’s application to file an affidavit in a case brought by Najib Razak over a “supplementary order” purportedly issued by the former king.

Kuala Lumpur: The Malaysian Bar has filed for judicial review to challenge the decision of the Federal Territories Pardons Board (FTPB) to halve former prime minister Najib Razak’s jail sentence and reduce the fine in his SRC International corruption conviction.

Kuala Lumpur: The High Court heard today that Najib Razak believed the shell company, Blackstone Asia Real Estate Partners, was either controlled or owned by the government of Saudi Arabia.

Kuala Lumpur: The investigating officer in Najib Razak’s 1MDB case told the High Court today that all witnesses, including the former prime minister, were given the opportunity to explain themselves when statements were recorded from them.

Kuala Lumpur: An investigating officer admitted in court today that she did not ask former prime minister Najib Razak whether he had instructed a top 1MDB executive to remit US$700 million to a company owned by fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, popularly known as Jho Low.

Kuala Lumpur: Najib Razak’s 1MDB corruption trial was told today the former prime minister did not reveal to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission that he had led a ministerial delegation to meet the late King Abdullah Abdul Aziz Al-Saud in 2010.

SHAH ALAM: Whether Datuk Seri Najib Razak should serve the remainder of his SRC International Sdn Bhd conviction under house arrest instead of in prison is for the Pardons Board to decide, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today.