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Najib allowed to serve remaining sentence at home

Malaysia Times desk Original: MalaysiaNow↗ 9/18 12:28 X
Najib allowed to serve remaining sentence at home
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The jailed former prime minister must first pay the RM50 million fine.

From the original report

Former prime minister Najib Razak has been granted a conditional pardon allowing him to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest until Aug 23, 2028, following a consent from Yang Di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar during the Pardons Board's meeting today.

In a short statement, the Legal Affairs Division of the Prime Minister's Department said the the house-arrest arrangement is conditional on Najib paying a fine of RM50 million.

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Sep 18, 2026
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Sep 18, 2026
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