Najib belum jelaskan denda RM50 juta, kata peguam negara

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has yet to clarify a RM50 million fine, according to the Attorney General's Office. Attorney General Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar stated that there is no specific deadline set for the payment of the fine. "At this point, the information we have received has not been fully confirmed by Datuk Seri Najib," he told reporters after attending the Opening Ceremony of the Madani School Scholarship Program at Sekolah Kebangsaan Pasir Hor in Kuala Lumpur today.

When asked if Najib still needs to serve his prison sentence while the fine remains unpaid, Mohd Dusuki confirmed the matter. In September last year, media reported that Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim had granted Najib a conditional pardon to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest until August 23, 2028, provided he pays the RM50 million fine.

The decision was made during the 64th Session of the Federal Court of Appeal in Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, and Putrajaya. In July 2020, the High Court in Kuala Lumpur sentenced Najib to 12 years in prison and RM210 million fine after finding him guilty of embezzling RM42 million from SRC International Sdn Bhd. The sentence was upheld by the Court of Appeal in December 2021 and the Federal Court in August 2022.

However, through the 61st Session on January 29, 2024, the Appeal Board reduced Najib's prison sentence from 12 years to six years and his fine from RM210 million to RM50 million. Meanwhile, on December 26, 2023, the High Court sentenced Najib to 15 years in prison and RM11.4 billion fine after finding him guilty of four misuse of power offenses and 21 fraud offenses involving RM2.3 billion from the 1MDB funds.

He filed an appeal on December 29, 2025. In the civil case, the High Court on March 31 ordered Najib to repay USD1.3 billion to SRC International after finding him responsible for fiduciary breach, mismanagement, and embezzlement of company funds for personal benefit, but the payment was postponed pending the appeal decision. Najib also faces two additional lawsuits, one by SRC International and another by Gandingan Mentari Sdn Bhd in 2021 and a USD5.64 billion civil lawsuit by 1MDB and four of its subsidiaries, which are still pending in the court.