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Malaysian court sends former prime minister Najib Razak home to finish his sentence

The High Court annulled an earlier order that had released him outright. He serves house arrest until August 2028, and a separate 15-year sentence still stands.

Gus Ferreira
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Najib Razak, the former prime minister of Malaysia, was transferred from prison to house arrest.[1] The Kuala Lumpur High Court cleared the transfer on 10 November.[2] Justice Aslam Zainuddin issued the order.[3] He will serve the rest of his SRC International sentence under house arrest until 23 August 2028.[4] The order that was undone The same court annulled a discharge order it had made on 6 November.[5] The Attorney General's Chambers had gone back to the High Court to seek clarification of the terms of the house arrest.[6] The palace publicly rebuked the attorney general for interfering with the transfer order.[7] Malaysia's king holds the constitutional authority to grant pardons.[8] Sultan Ibrahim granted Najib a conditional house arrest pardon in September.[9] How the sentence shrank Najib was convicted over RM42 million of SRC International funds, and went to prison in August 2022.[10] A royal pardon in January 2024 halved his jail term and cut his fine to RM50 million.[11] His political party paid the 50 million ringgit fine.[12] What still hangs over him Najib faces an additional 15-year prison sentence in another 1MDB case.[13] The Attorney General's Chambers asked that he return to Kajang Prison on 24 August 2028, the day after the house arrest ends, to serve it.[14] Najib's lead counsel accepted the High Court's ruling.[15]
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  1. Najib Razak was transferred from prison to house arrest. · aljazeera.comQatar
  2. Kuala Lumpur High Court cleared Najib's transfer on 10 Nov 2026. · aljazeera.comQatar
  3. Justice Aslam Zainuddin issued the new house arrest court order. · freemalaysiatoday.com
  4. Najib Razak will serve remaining SRC International sentence under house arrest until 23 August 2028. · freemalaysiatoday.com
  5. Kuala Lumpur High Court annulled the 6 November 2026 discharge order for Najib Razak. · freemalaysiatoday.com
  6. AGC sought High Court clarification for Najib Razak's house arrest terms. · malaymail.com
  7. The palace publicly rebuked attorney general interference with the transfer order. · aljazeera.comQatar
  8. Malaysia's king holds constitutional authority to grant pardons. · aljazeera.comQatar
  9. Sultan Ibrahim granted Najib Razak conditional house arrest pardon in September 2026. · freemalaysiatoday.com
  10. Najib Razak was convicted in August 2022 over RM42 million SRC International funds. · freemalaysiatoday.com
  11. Najib Razak received a January 2024 royal pardon halving his jail term and reducing fine to RM50 million. · freemalaysiatoday.com
  12. Najib's political party paid his 50 million ringgit court fine. · aljazeera.comQatar
  13. Najib faces an additional 15 year prison sentence for another 1MDB case. · aljazeera.comQatar
  14. AGC requested Najib return to Kajang Prison on August 24 2028 for 1MDB sentence. · malaymail.com
  15. Najib's lead counsel accepted the High Court ruling. · malaymail.com
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