KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has not ruled out seeking re-election to Parliament within the next two years despite a corruption conviction that would block him from running. Speaking to Reuters on Saturday, Najib challenged his disqualification, saying: “It is subject to interpretation. Najib said in the interview that he had discussed with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob on a possible role for him in government. He also said Umno’s return to power guaranteed “temporary political stability” and that he would not call for early elections, like he had with Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He also claimed that charges against him were politically motivated, and is pushing for a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into former attorney general Tan Sri Tommy Thomas, who first brought the cases against him in 2018.
