KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 23 -- Anticipating a favorable ruling from the Kuala Lumpur High Court that would allow him to return home, former premier Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak had already packed up some of his belonging, his son Nizar said.

"When I met my father, I saw that he was initially cheerful in the morning, and he had packed some of his belongings," Nizar shared on his TikTok.

The family's hopes were dashed when the court delivered its verdict.

Nizar expressed disappointment, noting that they had long fought for house arrest since early last year, after personally receiving a copy of a royal addendum from His Highness, the Pahang sultan. "The document really exists. The decree really exists," he emphasised.

He also claimed that the...