{
  "id": 15384577,
  "title": "Najib house arrest rules in final drafting stage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/najib-house-arrest-rules-in-final-drafting-stage",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T08:41:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1558281/najib-house-arrest-rules-final-drafting-stage"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "BESUT: The Prisons Department is nearing completion of rules and guidelines for former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's house arrest, announced Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. The department, tasked with enforcing Pardons Board decisions, received a letter outlining the decision and conditions from the board's secretariat. Establishing house arrest rules is necessary, as this mechanism has never been used before, according to Saifuddin during a launch event for the National Anti-Drug Agency's Madani Adopted Village and Madani Adopted School programmes. The Pardons Board secretariat letter also mentioned that the Prisons Department could set any suitable conditions. Najib has yet to fulfill his RM50 million fine and is currently serving his sentence in prison. The Home Ministry, especially the Prisons Department, is responsible for creating clear rules to govern house arrest, Saifuddin stated. He added that this is all he can comment on for now. On September 18, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Ibrahim, granted Najib a conditional pardon for serving the remaining six years of his prison sentence under house arrest in the SRC International case until August 23, 2028, provided he pays the RM50 million fine. The decision was made during the 64th meeting of the Federal Territories Pardons Board.",
  "summary": "BESUT: The Prisons Department is in the final stages of drafting rules and conditions for former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s house arrest, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Saifuddin: Najib’s house arrest conditions being finalised, but RM50m fine yet to be settled",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/saifuddin-najibs-house-arrest-conditions-being-finalised-but-rm50m",
        "published": "2026-10-18T09:04:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Najib house arrest rules near completion, but ex-PM remains in prison",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/najib-house-arrest-rules-near-completion-but-ex-pm-remains-in-prison",
        "published": "2026-10-18T09:21:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}