All must serve sentence according to the law, says PH council

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been granted a conditional pardon to serve the remainder of his six-year jail sentence for the SRC International corruption case under house arrest. Pakatan Harapan, the coalition that includes Anwar Ibrahim as Prime Minister, reaffirmed its commitment to fighting corruption and stood by the advice of Attorney-General Dusuki Mokhtar and federal territories minister Hannah Yeoh.

The PH presidential council, representing the member parties, emphasized that no one is above the law, and convicted individuals must serve their sentences as per the law and the Federal Constitution.

The Prime Minister's Department announced that Najib has been allowed to serve his sentence at his home, provided he pays a RM50 million fine in full. The Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, however, welcomed the decision of the pardons board, expressing gratitude to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim, who chaired the meeting. BN secretary-general Zambry Abdul Kadir stated that BN respected the decision and the constitutional monarchy, parliamentary democracy, and the rule of law.

Najib, who has been in prison since August 2022, served a halved 12-year sentence following the Federal Court's dismissal of his final appeal in February 2024. The original fine of RM210 million was also reduced to RM50 million. He was convicted of abuse of power and money laundering involving over RM2 billion linked to 1MDB in December 2025 and is currently appealing this conviction.