KUALA LUMPUR: The Prisons Department has denied allegations that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was placed in a house within the prison grounds.
In a short Facebook post today, the Prisons Department said the claim was not true.
"This is fake information. Stop spreading it," the department wrote.
The Facebook posting was attached with a WhatsApp message screenshot that said: "Najib isn't in a cell. A good friend whose cousin is a senior prison officer at Kajang said Najib is given a house within the prison grounds. These houses are meant for senior prison officers."
For the past few days, the screenshot made its rounds on the WhatsApp messaging application.
Previously, it was alleged that Najib's name was not included in the Prisons Department's system.
After years of court battles, Najib became the first former prime minister to be sent to jail on corruption charges.
He was sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment and RM210 million fine for misappropriating RM42 million SRC International funds, a former subsidiary of 1Malaysia Development Berhad.