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Malaysia court clears way for ex-PM Najib to start house arrest, Bernama reports
The court issued a fresh order after the attorney general sought clarification, clearing the legal path for Najib to serve his reduced sentence at home.
- On Tuesday, Datuk Seri Najib Razak arrived at his Jalan Langgak Duta residence to begin serving the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest until August 23, 2028.
- The conditional pardon granted by His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim on September 18 allows this arrangement, contingent on Najib's payment of the RM50 million fine on November 6.
- Implementation was temporarily deferred after the Attorney-General's Chambers sought a review of the initial release order, requesting legal clarification on the conditional pardon's scope and effect.
- High Court judge Datuk Aslam Zainuddin directed the Court Registrar to issue a new warrant of release today, replacing the earlier directive to finalize Najib's house arrest.
- Originally sentenced to 12 years in 2020 for misappropriating RM42 million from SRC International, Najib saw the Pardons Board reduce his term to six years in January 2024.
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Ex-Malaysian PM Najib out of jail, starts house arrest
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Malaysia's Najib Razak moves to house arrest over 1MDB scandal
Najib Razak has left prison under a royal pardon, prompting a minister to resign in protest. Malaysia's former leader still faces a separate 15-year sentence over the corruption scandal that brought him down.
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Malaysia's ex-leader Najib moved from prison to house arrest after court clears transfer
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