Malaysia politics: Former PM Najib's house arrest draws differing views within government

CNA4 hours ago10:57

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has moved from jail to house arrest. The transfer is dividing camps even within a single national unity government. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim earlier said he disagreed with the crowdfunding drive by Najib's party UMNO to raise money to pay what was needed to secure the transfer. But president of UMNO Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is also Deputy Prime Minister, is warning of any protest that could scupper the the conditional royal pardon that set the terms of the house arrest, suggesting this could be seen as a challenge to the king's constitutional powers.

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