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UMNO raises $2.27 million for Najib Razak’s fine — Channel NewsAsia
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Mohammad Najib bin Abdul Razak is a Malaysian politician who served as the sixth prime minister of Malaysia from 2009 to 2018. He is the son of former prime minister Abdul Razak Hussein. Najib served as the chairman of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition from April 2009 to May 2018 and as the president of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) from November 2008 to May 2018.
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UMNO has raised 9.25 million ringgit, or $2.27 million, toward former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s 50 million ringgit court fine.
The jailed former Malaysian prime minister’s eldest son told reporters that even if his father's frozen assets were released, his family would still be unable to immediately raise the fine for Najib to serve his sentence at home as part of a royal pardon.
Najib Razak must pay a RM50 million fine before his house arrest can be fully implemented. Read more at straitstimes.com.