KINI ROUNDUP | Here are the key headlines you may have missed yesterday, in brief.

Ex-PM finally arrested

Former Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak was arrested by MACC at his Jalan Langgak Duta residence in Kuala Lumpur.

Najib is expected to face more than 10 charges in relation to transactions involving SRC International, a former 1MDB subsidiary.

The MACC also grilled his stepson Riza Aziz, who investigators believe is a beneficiary of allegedly misappropriated 1MDB funds.

In an interview with Malaysiakini, Najib said that following Pakatan Harapan's relentless campaign against him, the government had no choice but to press the charges.

Najib, through his spokesperson, also claimed that the imminent charges against him are politically motivated.

Najib's supporters mobilise

Umno supreme council member Lokman Noor Adam led a solidarity rally for Najib outside the MACC headquarters, where demonstrators also called for the arrest of Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

Wanita Umno chief Noraini Ahmad announced that its members will hold a special prayer session for the embattled former prime minister.

Nooryana Najwa, Najib's daughter, appealed to Malaysians to spare her father a thought at a time when he needs them most.

Recently appointed attorney-general Tommy Thomas is set to lead the prosecution team against Najib.

Zeti speaks out on RM2.6b

Former Bank Negara governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz claimed Najib requested her to say that he did nothing wrong in relation to the RM2.6 billion found in his bank account.

After being grilled by the MACC, Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said that a welfare foundation's funds were used to pay his credit card debts by mistake, and that he has repaid the money in full.

MACC chief Mohd Shukri Abdull said those whose bank accounts were frozen for allegedly receiving misappropriated 1MDB funds should return the money.

Shukri also demanded that Low Taek Jho returns to Malaysia, and added that the commission has no plan to question the 1MDB-linked businessperson overseas.

Other Kinibites

DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang voiced his support for the abolishment of the National Civics Bureau.

Indonesian police said Sungai Besar Umno chief Jamal Md Yunos will be deported to Malaysia soon.

DAP's Ngeh Koo Ham was appointed as the Perak state assembly speaker.

The Election Commission said it will announce the date for the Sungai Kandis by-election next Monday, following the death of assemblyperson Shuhaimi Shafiei.

The MACC said new evidence is needed to reopen the investigation into Sarawak governor Abdul Taib Mahmud.

Looking ahead

Najib will be charged in the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex.

The MACC will resume questioning Najib's stepson.