Former PM Najib, wife banned from leaving Malaysia: immigration chief

Malaysia's scandal-hit former prime minister Najib Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor were today banned from leaving the country, the immigration chief said, after the shock election loss of Najib's coalition.

"The immigration department has just now blacklisted Najib and Rosmah from leaving the country," Mustafar Ali, director-general of the immigration department, told AFP.

Najib said in a tweet: "I have just been informed by the immigration department of Malaysia that my family and I are not allowed to go abroad. I respect the decision and I will remain in the country with my family."