The Kuala Lumpur High Court has ‍dismissed jailed ‍former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s bid to serve the remainder of his sentence for corruption at his home, ruling that a royal document allowing the ⁠move was invalid.

Najib, who who has been imprisoned since August 2022 for his role in the multibillion-dollar 1MDB corruption scandal, has brought legal action aiming to compel Malaysian authorities to ‍confirm and execute a royal “addendum order” that he claims was issued last year as part of a pardon by Sultan Abdullah Ahmad Shah of Pahang, the country’s then-king. He said the order entitled him to serve the remainder of his sentence at ​home, but had been deliberately ignored or concealed by the authorities.

Reading out the court’s ruling, Reuters reported, Judge Alice Loke said the existence of the order was not in dispute – its authenticity was later confirmed by the Royal House of Pahang – but that........

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