{
  "id": 15384936,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T09:21:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/128496/najib-house-arrest-rules-near-completion-but-ex-pm-remains-in-prison"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak remains incarcerated, as the Prisons Department finalizes regulations for his proposed house arrest arrangement, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail announced. The department, tasked with executing the Pardons Board's decision, has received a letter from the board's secretariat detailing the conditions, Saifuddin stated. The implementation of house arrest, a novel mechanism, necessitates the drafting of specific regulations, Saifuddin explained during the launch of the National Anti-Drugs Agency's MADANI Adopted Village and MADANI Adopted School programmes at Felda Tenang. The Prisons Department, under the Home Ministry's purview, is responsible for establishing clear rules to govern the house arrest arrangement. However, Najib has not yet fulfilled the RM50 million fine stipulated in his conditional pardon. In September 2026, Sultan Ibrahim granted Najib a conditional pardon, allowing him to serve the remainder of his six-year prison sentence for the SRC International case under house arrest until August 2028, contingent upon the payment of the fine. The decision was made during the 64th meeting of the Federal Territories Pardons Board. Since being convicted in the SRC International case, Najib has been serving his sentence at Kajang Prison following decisions from the Court of Appeal and Federal Court affirming his conviction.",
  "summary": "FORMER prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak remains in prison as the Prisons Department puts the finishing touches to regulations governing his proposed house arrest, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said. He said the department, w...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Najib house arrest rules in final drafting stage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/najib-house-arrest-rules-in-final-drafting-stage",
        "published": "2026-10-18T08:41:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      }
    ]
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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."
}