Court grants ex-Malaysian PM Najib house arrest after $12m royal pardon

Al Jazeera · Al Jazeera Staff · 2026-11-06 09:01 UTC

Court had approved his transfer after the former prime minister’s party paid $12m fine via crowdfunding.

Najib transitions to house arrest after his party UMNO raises $12m fine via crowdfunding.

Malaysia’s jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak is set to transfer from prison to house arrest after his party paid a $12m fine following a royal pardon.

Najib’s lawyer, Farhan Shafee, told reporters on Friday that he has been given the order and will be “delivering that order to the Kajang prison right now”. His house arrest could start on Friday if everything goes to plan, Shafee said.

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