Najib’s house arrest explained: 10 questions about pardons, prison powers and what happens next

That distinction has come into focus after former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was granted a conditional pardon on September 18 allowing him to serve the remainder of his SRC International jail sentence under house arrest until August 23, 2028, subject to payment of a RM50 million fine and other conditions.

How does the arrangement work? What powers do the prison authorities already have, how is that different from a royal pardon, and what happens to Najib’s separate 1MDB sentence?

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