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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Zahra Matarani and Rozanna Latiff

Najib loyalists call for royal pardon as Malaysia's ex-PM begins jail term

Supporters of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak recite prayer as they gather to handover a memorandum against Najib's jail sentence in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia August 24, 2022. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain

Supporters of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak petitioned King Al-Sultan Abdullah to pardon the disgraced politician, a day after he was jailed for corruption linked to the multi-billion-dollar scandal at a state investment fund.

About 200 loyalists gathered outside the national palace on Wednesday afternoon to hand in a request for an immediate pardon for Najib, who led the country for nine years until 2018.

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