Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak has obtained a stay of execution on a High Court order to pay US$1.3 billion (RM5.11 billion) in damages to SRC International Sdn Bhd, pending the disposal of his appeal against the judgment.

Judge Ahmad Fairuz Zainal Abidin, in his verdict today, said Naijb had successfully proven that there were special circumstances to grant a stay.

These special circumstances include...