Malaysia's king agreed to allow jailed former premier Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest, ‌the government said, four years after his conviction for his involvement in a multi-billion-dollar financial scandal ↧ Malaysian king allows jailed ex-PM Najib Razak to serve house arrest Malaysia's king agreed ​on Friday to allow jailed former premier Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest, ‌the government said, four years after his conviction for his involvement in a multi-billion-dollar financial scandal.