Hannah says viral house arrest order is fake
Federal territories minister says her press secretary has lodged a report with the authorities over the matter.
Federal Territories Minister Hannah Yeoh has condemned the circulation of a fake document purportedly signed by her containing an order for house arrest. The minister issued a Facebook post, urging the public not to share the fraudulent document and stating that the Federal Territories Pardons Board (FTPB) had not yet convened. Yeoh's press secretary had already reported the matter to the relevant authorities.
The spread of the document coincided with a report that the FTPB was set to meet on September 11 to discuss former Prime Minister Najib Razak's request for a pardon, following a previous meeting in which the board had postponed Najib's application. Najib, who was convicted for misappropriating RM42 million from SRC International funds, served a reduced sentence of six years and RM50 million after the FTPB's earlier ruling.
He is currently incarcerated at Kajang prison, having been there since August 2022. In December 2025, Najib was convicted for abuse of power and money laundering involving over RM2 billion linked to the 1MDB scandal. He is appealing this conviction.
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