1MDB scandal: jailed Malaysian ex-PM Najib Razak has ‘dangerously high’ blood pressure, needs ‘proper’ care, says daughter

Name: Former Malaysian PM Najib’s 12-year corruption conviction upheld over 1MDB scandal
Uploaded: 2022-09-12T09:32:54.000Z
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Nooryana Najwa alleged in a social media post doctors who saw Najib on September 10 prescribed a change in medication and discharged him back to prison

She added the ex-premier’s blood pressure is ‘dangerously high’ and has developed new stomach ulcers – a recurring medical issue that’s lasted years

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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s daughter on Monday called for “proper” medical care for her jailed father, three weeks into a 12-year sentence he is serving for corruption. Photo: AP/File

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Published: 5:32pm, 12 Sep 2022Updated: 9:38pm, 12 Sep 2022

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s daughter on Monday called for “proper” medical care for her jailed father, three weeks into a 12-year sentence he is serving for corruption.

Malaysia’s top court on August 23 rejected an appeal by Najib, 69, to set aside his conviction on corruption and money laundering charges in a case linked to a multibillion-dollar scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

Najib, who has also been fined nearly US$50 million, has consistently denied wrongdoing and has applied for a royal pardon. He remains on trial in four other cases, all of which carry jail terms and heavy financial penalties.

On September 4, Najib was admitted to a hospital in Kuala Lumpur for what an aide described as routine medical checks, but was able to attend a court hearing the next day.

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Former Malaysian PM Najib’s 12-year corruption conviction upheld over 1MDB scandal

His daughter, Nooryana Najwa, alleged in a social media post on Monday that doctors who saw Najib again on September 10 prescribed a change in medication and discharged him back to the Kajang prison complex where he is serving his sentence.

Najib’s request to remain under observation at the hospital was denied, she said. She did not specify whether his request was rejected by the Prison Department or the hospital.