KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's law ministry said on Friday it has no record of any documents authorising house arrest for jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak, as the disgraced former leader pushes to serve the remainder of his sentence at home.

A purported royal document allowing Malaysia's jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve his sentence under house arrest was never hidden, the communications minister said on Wednesday. Minister Fahmi Fadzil,

Najib’s United Malays National Organization (UMNO) is a key partner in Prime Minister Anwar’s ruling coalition. And recent legal victories for the ex-PM, his associates and his party members, have raised questions about the government influencing the judiciary.

KUALA LUMPUR - A purported royal document allowing jailed former prime minister Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest was never hidden, Malaysia’s communications minister said on Wednesday.

A Malaysian court on Monday granted jailed ex-premier Najib Razak's bid to access a royal document that should allow him to serve his sentence at home, in a rare win for the disgraced former leader at the heart of the country's biggest scandal.

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's imprisoned former Prime Minister Najib Razak on Monday won an appeal to pursue his bid to serve his remaining corruption sentence under house arrest.