‘Alhamdulillah’, kata Rosmah ketika tunggu kepulangan Najib

Rosmah Mansor expressed gratitude after the High Court's recent ruling allowing her husband, former Prime Minister Najib Razak, to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest for the SRC International case. The 61-year-old was quoted saying "Alhamdulillah" by The Star. Witnesses have been gathered outside their residence on Langkawi Dawn Road, Taman Dutta, Kuala Lumpur, since 3 pm in anticipation of Najib's arrival.

Journalists had been waiting outside their home since the evening of the same day. Earlier today, the High Court overturned a release order dated November 6, which was issued after Najib paid a RM50 million fine. The court subsequently issued a new order allowing the former premier to serve the remaining part of his sentence under house arrest from today until August 23, 2028.

Najib was incarcerated in August 2022 following the Federal Court's affirmation of his guilty verdict for misuse of powers, criminal breach of trust, and embezzlement involving SRC International's RM42 million. He was sentenced to 12 years in prison and a fine of RM210 million. In January 2024, the then-Sultan Abdullah dissolved a portion of Najib's sentence and reduced his fine to RM50 million as part of royal clemency.

In September this year, Sultan Ibrahim granted a conditional pardon to Najib, enabling him to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest until August 23, 2028, provided he pays the RM50 million fine and meets other stipulated conditions. The order was issued by the High Court after payment of the fine, but the Attorney General's Department subsequently raised issues concerning the terms and purpose of the legal provisions used in it.