Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak arrived at his Kuala Lumpur home on Nov. 10 to serve the remainder of his SRC International sentence under house arrest, following a fresh court order, Channel News Asia reported.
According to Channel News Asia, King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar granted Najib a conditional pardon in September allowing him to serve the reduced sentence at home until Aug. 23, 2028, subject to payment of a court-ordered fine. His party, the United Malays National Organisation, paid the RM50 million fine, The Straits Times reported.
Najib had briefly left prison on Nov. 6 but was returned hours later after the attorney-general sought legal clarification, DW reported. The Kuala Lumpur High Court subsequently issued a new order allowing the transfer.
BBC reported that Najib was convicted in the SRC International case of abuse of power, money laundering and breach of trust involving funds transferred into his private accounts. According to Channel News Asia, the house arrest does not cover a separate 15-year sentence imposed in December 2025 in another case tied to the 1MDB scandal; Najib is appealing that sentence.
Transport Minister Anthony Loke resigned after the court cleared the transfer, The Straits Times reported. He had argued that allowing Najib to serve his sentence at home would send the wrong message to future generations.
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