Mario Nawfal(@MarioNawfal):🇲🇾👑 Malaysia’s King freed 65 prisoners today and left the country’s most famous inmate waiting... King Sultan Ibrahim postponed a second royal pardon bid by jailed former PM Najib Razak, whose 1Malaysia Development Berhad corruption case still hangs over Kuala Lumpur. Najib has been in prison since 2022. A 2024 clemency cut his original 12-year term. He faces another 15-year sentence now on appeal. The delay keeps a live political fight inside Anwar Ibrahim’s coalition, where United Malaysia National Organization still wants him out. Source: Reuters / Writer: Jamie

2026.09.11 15:00

🇲🇾👑 Malaysia’s King freed 65 prisoners today and left the country’s most famous inmate waiting... King Sultan Ibrahim postponed a second royal pardon bid by jailed former PM Najib Razak, whose 1Malaysia Development Berhad corruption case still hangs over Kuala Lumpur. Najib has been in prison since 2022. A 2024 clemency cut his original 12-year term. He faces another 15-year sentence now on appeal. The delay keeps a live political fight inside Anwar Ibrahim’s coalition, where United Malaysia National Organization still wants him out. Source: Reuters / Writer: Jamie