Malaysian former Prime Minister Najib Razak, centre, is escorted by prison officers on his arrival at the Kuala Lumpur High Court complex in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on October 30, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Jailed former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has withdrawn his appeal against a court ruling denying his request to serve the remainder of his sentence at home, local media The Edge reported on Monday (April 27, 2026), citing court documents. Najib was found guilty of a string of graft offences in connection to his role in the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal. Najib has been serving a six-year jail sentence since August 2022 after being convicted of graft and money laundering in one of several cases linked to the alleged theft of billions of dollars from 1Malaysia Development Berhad – a state fund he helped establish in 2009 while he was premier. Published – April 27, 2026 10:39 am IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation White House press dinner shooting: Donald Trump says suspect Cole Tomas Allen wrote ‘anti-Christian’ manifesto, calls him ‘pretty sick guy’ Youth Congress stages ‘sleep protest’ at KSEB office over alleged unannounced power cuts in Kerala’ Kollam