Najib solidarity fund raises RM165,645 in first hour, says Umno sec-gen

The Umno's Najib Razak Solidarity Fund raised RM165,645 within an hour of its launch, aiming to assist former Prime Minister Najib Razak in paying a RM50 million fine tied to his conditional pardon by the Malaysian King.

The decision allows Najib to serve his remaining sentence under house arrest, contingent on the fine's payment.

Despite this, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim emphasized that the pardon does not undermine anti-corruption efforts.

While MCA supported the decision, DAP expressed concerns over forgetting the implications of Najib's 1MDB conviction.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 — Umno’s Najib Razak Solidarity Fund raised RM165,645 within its first hour of being launched today to help former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak pay the RM50 million fine required under his conditional royal pardon, party secretary-general Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said.

Asyraf announced the amount in a comment on his social media post, thanking contributors and urging party members and supporters to continue donating to the fund.

“Alhamdulillah, within an hour of its launch, the Najib Razak Solidarity Fund has already reached RM165,645,” he wrote.

The fundraising drive was launched after Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced today that the party would collect donations to help Najib pay the RM50 million fine.

Earlier today, the Legal Affairs Division of the Prime Minister’s Department announced that His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia had consented to grant Najib a conditional pardon, allowing him to serve the remainder of his custodial sentence under house arrest until August 23, 2028, subject to payment of the RM50 million fine and compliance with the conditions imposed.

The decision was made during the 64th meeting of the Pardons Board for the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya at Istana Negara this morning.

Najib was convicted in 2020 in the SRC International corruption case, one of several high-profile trials linked to the 1MDB scandal.

He began serving his sentence at Kajang Prison in August 2022 after the Federal Court dismissed his final appeal.

His original 12-year jail term was subsequently halved to six years and his initial RM210 million fine reduced to RM50 million following an earlier review by the Pardons Board in early 2024.

He began to serve his sentence at Kajang Prison in August 2022 after the Federal Court dismissed his final appeal.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the pardon did not weaken the government’s resolve to fight corruption, stressing that ongoing corruption cases involving Najib must continue according to law.

MCA, meanwhile, welcomed the conditional pardon and said respecting the Pardons Board’s decision did not negate Najib’s conviction or the courts’ verdicts.

DAP said it would hold an emergency Central Executive Committee meeting tomorrow to decide its formal position, while stressing that Najib’s 1MDB conviction and the financial burden on taxpayers must not be forgotten.

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巫统的纳吉布·拉扎克团结基金在启动后一小时内筹集了165,645令吉，旨在帮助前首相纳吉布·拉扎克支付与马来西亚国王有条件赦免他有关的5000万令吉罚款。

该决定允许纳吉布在缴纳罚款的前提下，以居家监禁的方式服完剩余刑期。

尽管如此，安瓦尔·易卜拉欣总理强调，赦免并不会削弱反腐败努力。

尽管马华公会支持这一决定，但民主行动党表示担忧，认为这可能会导致人们忘记纳吉布因1MDB案被定罪的影响。

吉隆坡，9月18日——巫统秘书长拿督阿西拉夫瓦吉迪杜苏基表示，巫统纳吉团结基金在今天启动后的第一个小时内就筹集了165,645令吉，以帮助前首相拿督斯里纳吉支付有条件皇家赦免所需的5000万令吉罚款。

阿什拉夫在社交媒体帖子的评论中公布了捐款金额，感谢捐款人，并敦促党员和支持者继续向该基金捐款。

“感谢真主，纳吉布·拉扎克团结基金成立仅一小时，就已筹集到 165,645 令吉，”他写道。

巫统主席拿督斯里阿末扎希哈米迪今天宣布，该党将募集捐款，帮助纳吉支付5000万令吉的罚款，随后便发起了筹款活动。

今天早些时候，首相署法律事务司宣布，马来西亚最高元首苏丹易卜拉欣陛下已同意有条件赦免纳吉布，允许他居家监禁至2028年8月23日，但需缴纳5000万令吉罚款并遵守所施加的条件。

今天上午，在国家皇宫举行的吉隆坡、纳闽和布城联邦直辖区赦免委员会第64次会议上，做出了这项决定。

2020 年，纳吉布在 SRC 国际腐败案中被判有罪，这是与 1MDB 丑闻有关的几起备受瞩目的审判之一。

2022年8月，联邦法院驳回了他的最终上诉后，他开始在加影监狱服刑。

在 2024 年初赦免委员会进行复核后，他最初的 12 年监禁刑期减半至 6 年，最初的 2.1 亿令吉罚款减至 5000 万令吉。

2022年8月，联邦法院驳回了他的最终上诉后，他开始在加影监狱服刑。

首相拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣表示，赦免不会削弱政府打击腐败的决心，并强调涉及纳吉的腐败案件必须依法继续调查。

与此同时，马华公会表示欢迎有条件赦免，并表示尊重赦免委员会的决定并不否定纳吉布的定罪或法院的判决。

民主行动党表示，将于明日召开中央执行委员会紧急会议，决定其正式立场，同时强调不应忘记纳吉布的1MDB案定罪以及给纳税人带来的经济负担。

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