Malaysia’s pardons board, chaired by the king, has approved former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s request to serve the remaining portion of his sentence under house arrest through Aug. 23, 2028, a measure the government described as covering about two years. The conditional decision requires Najib to pay a fine of 50 million ringgit, or about $12 million. Najib, who served as prime minister from 2009 to 2018, was convicted in 2020 of abuse of power and graft linked to the looting of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), the state investment fund he co-founded. He has denied wrongdoing and said he was made a scapegoat. The scandal involved international jurisdictions including Switzerland, Curaçao and the United States.