Najib yet to pay RM50mil fine, says attorney-general
Dusuki Mokhtar says the fine must be paid at the Kuala Lumpur High Court registrar’s office.
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has not yet paid the RM50 million fine required to complete his house arrest sentence, according to Attorney-General Dusuki Mokhtar. The fine must be paid at the Kuala Lumpur High Court registrar's office, as the case was initially tried there.
Dusuki stated that the fine has not been paid by Najib's family. While this payment would be the final step, it is unclear exactly when Najib will be released to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest. The process of house arrest transfer may take some time.
The conditional pardon granting Najib house arrest was issued by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Ibrahim, following a meeting of the Federal Territories Pardons Board. Najib, 73, is currently serving a six-year prison sentence at Kajang prison after being convicted in 2022 for abuse of power, criminal breach of trust, and money laundering involving SRC International, a former subsidiary of 1MDB.
In February 2024, the Federal Territories Pardons Board reduced Najib's original 12-year sentence to six years. The fine associated with the case was also reduced from RM210 million to the current RM50 million figure.
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