Malaysia's king agreed to the house arrest four years after Najib was convicted in one of the nation's largest corruption scandals. Loke's resignation offer is a direct response to the conditional pardon given to the former premier.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Malaysia Transport Minister Anthony Loke Offers Resignation Over Najib Razak 1MDB Pardon
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Transport Minister Anthony Loke offered to resign from the Malaysian Cabinet on Sept. 19 after the Pardons Board granted former Prime Minister Najib Razak conditional house arrest. The move allows Najib to serve the remaining two years of his sentence at home for his role in the multi-billion-dollar looting of the 1MDB sovereign-wealth fund.
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