ANKARA 

Malaysia's Court of Appeal allowed on Monday former Prime Minister Najib Razak, imprisoned for corruption, to pursue a legal bid to serve his remaining sentence under house arrest.

In a 2-1 decision, the court allowed Najib to file an appeal against the dismissal of his bid to compel the government to produce a purported “addendum order” from the previous king, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, which would allow him to serve his sentence at home.

In July last year, the Kuala Lumpur High Court had dismissed Najib’s request to order the government to verify the existence of the royal order.

Najib, 70, was found guilty in 2020 of criminal breach of trust and abuse of power for illegally receiving funds misappropriated from 1Malaysia Development Berhad, a state fund. But, a pardon board cut his 12-year sentence in half in February 2024 and also reduced his fine.

*Writing by Islamuddin Sajid