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Najib's house arrest transfer reportedly suspended over royal pardon questions
Najib's party says it covered the 50 million ringgit fine, but the attorney general's office says the transfer is temporarily suspended.
The short version
- Former Prime Minister Najib Razak was reported to be set to serve the rest of his six-year sentence under house arrest.[Deutsche Welle]
- His party, UMNO, said a donation drive raised enough money to pay the 50 million ringgit fine required under royal clemency.[Deutsche Welle]
- The attorney general's office later said the transfer was temporarily suspended while questions about the pardon conditions are clarified.[Deutsche Welle]
- It remains unclear when, or whether, house arrest will begin, and his lawyer's timing claim is unconfirmed.[Deutsche Welle · Al Jazeera]
Key facts
- Najib was reported to be set to serve the remainder of a six-year sentence under house arrest after his party paid a 50 million ringgit fine.[Deutsche Welle]
- King Sultan Ibrahim granted Najib royal clemency in September, subject to payment of 50 million ringgit.[Deutsche Welle]
- UMNO's secretary-general, Asyraf Wajid Dusuki, said the party collected sufficient funds through a donation drive.[Deutsche Welle]
- The attorney general's office said Najib's transfer had been temporarily suspended while legal questions about the royal pardon conditions are clarified.[Deutsche Welle]
- Najib's lawyer, Farhan Shafee, said he had been given the order, would deliver it to Kajang prison, and that house arrest could start Friday if everything went to plan.[Al Jazeera]
What remains uncertain
- Whether the house arrest transfer will proceed remains unresolved while the attorney general's office clarifies the pardon conditions.[Deutsche Welle]
- The lawyer's statement that house arrest could start Friday conflicts with the later suspension report, so the timing is unconfirmed.[Deutsche Welle · Al Jazeera]
Sources
Outlet counts describe coverage, not independent confirmation. Reports may share a wire service or original source.
- Malaysia: Ex-leader Najib seeks to leave prison for house arrestDeutsche Welle
- Court grants ex-Malaysian PM Najib house arrest after $12m royal pardonAl Jazeera
- Malaysian palace says house arrest order for imprisoned ex-leader Najib must be respectedABC News - International
- Malaysia attorney-general defends move to halt Najib’s house arrest order despite palace warningAssociated Press
- Malaysian court clears former PM Najib Razak for house arrest transferAl Jazeera
- Malaysian high court clears final hurdle for former Prime Minister Najib's transfer to house arrestABC News - International
- Malaysia’s ex-leader Najib moved from prison to house arrest after court clears transferAssociated Press
- Malaysia's disgraced former PM leaves jail for house arrest after embezzling millionsBBC News - World
- Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak returns home under royal pardon, but faces a separate 15-year prison sentenceDeutsche Welle