{
  "id": 16077507,
  "title": "Pengampunan tak jejas usaha peroleh semula aset 1MDB, kata PM",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/pengampunan-tak-jejas-usaha-peroleh-semula-aset-1mdb-kata-pm-16077507",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T16:14:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/23/pengampunan-tak-jejas-usaha-peroleh-semula-aset-1mdb-kata-pm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim clarified on Monday that forgiving individuals implicated in the 1MDB scandal will not undermine the government's efforts to recover the assets. SPRM reported earlier this year that the country is striving to regain an additional USD2 billion (RM8.16 billion) worth of assets linked to the 1MDB scandal before the end of next year. The prime minister emphasized that civil claims are distinct from criminal proceedings in terms of legal bases and necessitate clarification. He added that the government and 1MDB's right to continue civil claims depends on the nature of the claims, the available evidence, and court rulings. The government remains committed to pursuing and recovering assets related to 1MDB, he stated in a written parliamentary response. Anwar responded to a question from Howard Lee (PH-Ipoh Timur) on whether the government would guarantee that efforts to recover 1MDB-related assets would not be jeopardized by future developments. In September, former Prime Minister Najib Razak was granted conditional forgiveness, allowing him to serve the remainder of his prison sentence at home until August 23, 2028, subject to a RM50 million fine. Najib, 73, is currently serving a six-year prison sentence after the Federal Anti-Corruption Agency reduced half of his original 12-year sentence in February 2024. He was fined RM210 million, which was further reduced to RM50 million. Najib was jailed in August 2022 after the Federal Court dismissed his final appeal in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case. In December 2025, former Enforcement Agency chief Azam Baki said that the country is aiming to recover an additional USD2 billion (RM8.16 billion) worth of assets linked to the 1MDB scandal by the end of next year. The assets represent part of the remaining bailout funds that have been seized. As of 2025, Malaysia has recovered RM31.3 billion (74.53%) of the RM42 billion bailout funds from 1MDB.",
  "summary": "Anwar Ibrahim yang juga menteri kewangan berkata, tuntutan sivil berbeza daripada prosiding jenayah dari segi asas perundangan, keperluan keterangan.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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  },
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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."
}