RM2.3bil 1MDB case: Najib to file fresh bid for stay of sentence at appellate court

Published on 14 Oct 2026 5:40:27 PM

Datuk Seri Najib Razak will file a fresh application at the Court of Appeal for a stay of execution on his 15-year prison sentence and RM11.38bil fine in his RM2.28bil 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) corruption case.

This comes after the Kuala Lumpur High Court dismissed his application for a stay of execution pending appeal on Wednesday (Oct 14).

Defence counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah said the legal team would seek a stay of both the conviction and sentences, with bail to follow if the application is allowed.

Read more at https://tinyurl.com/5x2pzrnb

WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news
SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar
LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

Keywords
news, thestartv, the star, najib razak, stay of execution, high court, kuala lumpur, Imalaysia development bhd, noor ruwena md nurdin, appeal, corruption

Keywords:
news, thestartv, the star, najib razak, stay of execution, high court, kuala lumpur, Imalaysia development bhd, noor ruwena md nurdin, appeal, corruption