{
  "id": 15391557,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T09:01:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/18/prisons-dept-finalising-regulations-for-house-arrest-says-home-minister"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail announced that the prisons department is finalizing regulations for house arrest, following the conditional pardon granted to former Prime Minister Najib Razak. The decision allows Najib to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest, provided he pays a RM50 million fine. The prisons department is currently in the final phase of drafting the regulations, which the pardons board secretariat outlined in a letter to the department. Najib remains in Kajang prison until the fine is settled, as one of the conditions of his house arrest. Last month, Sultan Ibrahim granted Najib a conditional pardon to serve his sentence under house arrest until August 23, 2028. Najib's lead counsel, Shafee Abdullah, revealed that his client intends to spend his remaining prison term at home with his family in Langgak Duta, Kuala Lumpur, under a home detention order issued by the king.",
  "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",
        "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."
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