Malaysia’s Najib May Return to Politics If Pardoned, Lawyer Says

Najib Razak, the former Malaysian prime minister in prison for corruption related to the 1MDB scandal, may return to politics if he’s pardoned and allowed out of jail, according to his lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah.

“You know Malaysia, anything can happen,” Shafee said in an interview in Kuala Lumpur, when asked if Najib planned a political comeback. “There is a saying in the Malay community or Malaysian community, even a dried fish in politics can swim one day.”