Prison Dept: Najib’s appearance on TV1 travel show pre-recorded

Social media was abuzz yesterday over allegations that jailed former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak was on TV1 - with some claiming that he was campaigning.

However, checks by Malaysiakini that have been separately verified by the Prison Department showed that this was actually for a travel documentary series on places in Malaysia that was pre-recorded.

It started with a...