KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has filed an appeal against the High Court ruling that dismissed his bid to serve the remainder of his SRC International prison sentence under house arrest. His lawyer, Muhammad Farhan Muhammad Shafee, confirmed that the appeal was filed on Dec 24. Two months later, on April 1, 2024, Najib filed an application for leave for judicial review, claiming there was a royal addendum order that would have allowed him to serve his prison time under house arrest. "The 1MDB appeal will be filed shortly once we get the formal order from court in order for us to verify," he added. On Dec 26, the High Court sentenced Najib to 15 years' imprisonment and an RM11.4bil fine for all 25 charges in the 1MDB case.

Source: The Star December 29, 2025 13:38 UTC