Najib's house arrest does not mean double standards, says Saifuddin
Verified: 14 outlets in 8 countries have reported this story since Nov 8, 4 of them from Malaysia.
KUALA LUMPUR: The house arrest arrangement for Datuk Seri Najib Razak does not mean the existence of "double standards" in the justice system, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.
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4 outlets from Malaysia, where the story is: Free Malaysia Today, Malay Mail, Malaysiakini and 1 more · how we count
- Nov 8, 10:03 PM UTCFirst reportCommentary: What the timing of Najib’s house arrest says about Malaysian politicschannelnewsasia.com ↗
- Nov 9, 3:54 AM UTC+6 hMalaysian court approves ex-PM Najib Razak's house arrestbignewsnetwork.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 9, 3:54 AM UTC · +6 h
- Nov 9, 9:28 AM UTC+11 hIn Malaysia, Najib’s house arrest pits palace against prosecutorsscmp.com ↗
- Nov 12, 4:23 AM UTC+3 dNajib’s immediate family can stay with him during house arrest, Parliament toldmalaymail.com (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 5:19 AM UTC+3 d· you’re reading thisNajib's house arrest does not mean double standards, says Saifuddinnst.com.my (again) ↗
- Nov 12, 6:01 AM UTC+3 dNajib’s family allowed to live with him under house arrest, says Saifuddinfreemalaysiatoday.com ↗
- Nov 12, 6:49 AM UTC+3 dNajib barred from politics under house arrest; family allowed to stay with himchannelnewsasia.com (again) ↗
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Saifuddin remarks on Najib's house arrest, adding a detail about his rejected request for two homes, which does not contradict Report 1.
1h agoAlso reported by freemalaysiatoday.com (found in GDELT's list of news articles)
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