Prisons Dept says still waiting for official notice before Najib’s house arrest can start
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s move from prison to house arrest has yet to get the formal green light from the Malaysian Prisons Department, which says it is...
The Federal Territories Pardons Board granted Najib a conditional pardon on Friday, allowing him to serve the remainder of his SRC International sentence under house arrest until August 23, 2028, subject to conditions including payment of a RM50 million fine.
“In this regard, in line with the statement by Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution smail, Minister of Home Affairs on September 19, 2026, the Home Ministry and Malaysian Prisons Department are still awaiting official written notification regarding the decision before any further action to implement the decision can be determined.
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