{
  "id": 15388896,
  "title": "Prisons dept finalising regulations for house arrest, says home minister",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/prisons-dept-finalising-regulations-for-house-arrest-says-home",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T09:01:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/18/prisons-dept-finalising-regulations-for-house-arrest-says-home-minister"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The home minister of Malaysia, Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, has confirmed that former prime minister Najib Razak remains incarcerated in Kajang prison pending the payment of a RM50 million fine, a condition for his house arrest. The prisons department is currently in the final stages of establishing regulations and conditions for the implementation of house arrest following the conditional pardon issued by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim. This decision permits Najib to complete his prison term under house arrest, with the matter being pursued after a letter from the pardons board secretariat was received by the prisons department, allowing it to set conditions for the arrangement. Malaysia has never had a house arrest system before, and the prisons department is developing a set of regulations to govern this new approach. However, Najib is still held at Kajang prison due to the outstanding fine, as outlined in the letter from the pardons board secretariat to the prisons department, which grants the department the authority to impose any conditions.",
  "summary": "Saifuddin Nasution Ismail says this follows a letter by the pardons board secretariat, which allows the department to set the relevant conditions.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Prisons dept finalising regulations for house arrest, says home minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/prisons-dept-finalising-regulations-for-house-arrest-says-home-15391557",
        "published": "2026-10-18T09:01:00.000Z"
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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."
}