On Sept 18 local time the Malaysia Pardons Department said former prime minister Najib Razak will be allowed to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest until August 2028. Najib, who led Malaysia from 2009–2018 and helped establish 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), was convicted in July 2020 by the Kuala Lumpur High Court on seven counts including misappropriation and money laundering in the SRC International case, and was sentenced to 12 years’ prison and fined RM210 million.