Bank expresses relief at having 'resolved matters', says controls have been enhanced since then

Ex-PM seeks to serve rest of jail term at home after being found guilty for misappropriating RM42m in 1MDB case

KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 — The High Court here today granted a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNAA) to former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak over three money laundering charges involving RM27 million from SRC International Sdn Bhd.

NEW YORK, May 30 — Former Goldman Sachs banker Tim Leissner was sentenced to two years in prison by a judge in a New York court on Thursday after playing a key role in a multi-billion dollar scandal involving Malaysia's sovereign fund 1MDB.

PUTRAJAYA, April 28 — The Federal Court here today granted leave to the Attorney-General (AG) to appeal against the existence of an additional document in the case involving former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — Two former premiers paid tribute to the late Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, reflecting on their time serving under his administration and sharing personal memories of his leadership.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — Former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak submitted a formal request to the Prison Department seeking permission to attend the funeral of Malaysia’s fifth Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who died yesterday at the age of 85 at the National Heart Institute.

PUTRAJAYA, March 24 — The Federal Court here today dismissed a preliminary objection (PO) by Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak against the Attorney General’s application to obtain leave to appeal concerning the existence of an additional document in the case involving the former prime minister.

The Selangor Pardons Board, headed by the State Ruler, has taken steps to ensure its functions are clearly understood.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 9 — The government will not disclose details of the minutes of the Pardons Board meeting of the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya that discussed the pardon of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to the public.

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 6 — The Prisons Department never received a directive from the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya Pardons Board to allow Datuk Seri Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 — The Court of Appeal today granted a bid by jailed ex-prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to view a document he said should allow him to serve his sentence at home, in a rare win for the disgraced former leader at the heart of the country’s biggest scandal.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 — The police have rejected the application to organise a gathering at the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya on Monday (January 6).

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has asked the relevant parties to understand and accept the King of Malaysia's statement regarding applications for pardon or reduction of sentence for prisoners.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 — All applications for pardons related to offences committed in the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, and Putrajaya must be submitted to the Pardons Board, which is chaired by the King, said the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC).

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 — Corporate services provider Amicorp Group has denied allegations it knowingly facilitated more than US$7 billion (RM31.4 billion) in fraudulent transactions related to the misappropriation of funds from scandal-hit 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — It is absurd for the issue of the existence of a royal addendum decree, which would allow Datuk Seri Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his six-year prison sentence under house arrest, to be openly discussed in the Dewan Rakyat as the matter is now subjudice, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 — The inflation of national medical costs and the Royal Addendum related to the 61st decision of the Federal Territories Pardons Board will be among the focus of today’s Dewan Rakyat sitting.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 — Jailed former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today mounted a fresh legal bid to serve his remaining prison sentence under house arrest, though court proceedings were cut short to allow prosecutors time to review new evidence.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — The High Court today granted a discharge not amounting to acquittal (DNAA) to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and former Treasury secretary-general Tan Sri Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah on six charges of criminal breach of trust involving government assets worth RM6.6 billion.