House arrest Bill excludes convicts, only for remand detainees, Home Ministry tells Dewan Rakyat

The Malaysian Home Ministry has clarified that its final stage review of a house detention Bill is not intended for convicted inmates, but specifically for remand detainees. This was stated in response to a parliamentary question about the legal provision allowing prisoners to serve their sentence at home. The ministry emphasized that there is currently no specific legal provision for house detention in Malaysia, and the Bill is currently under final review by the Home Ministry and the Attorney General’s Chambers.

The ministry also clarified that a house detention order is distinct from a conditional pardon, which is a prerogative power exercised on the advice of the Pardons Board. The clarification follows the recent grant of a conditional pardon to former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, allowing him to serve the remainder of his sentence at home until August 2028, subject to payment of a RM50 million fine.

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