{
  "id": 18447562,
  "title": "High Court issues Najib's house arrest order",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/high-court-issues-najibs-house-arrest-order",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T05:31:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/11/1572078/high-court-issues-najibs-house-arrest-order"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The High Court has issued an order allowing Datuk Seri Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest. According to the New Straits Times, Najib's lawyer Muhammad Farhan Muhammad Shafee confirmed that the RM50 million fine was paid this morning. The lawyer stated the order was issued pursuant to a royal pardon and will be delivered to Kajang Prison, though further procedures are required before Najib can be released.\n\nMalay Mail reports that Umno has completed all payment processes for the RM50 million fine to the Kuala Lumpur High Court. Umno secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki announced that the Najib Razak Solidarity Fund, launched on September 18, reached its collection target and the special account for public donations has been officially closed.\n\nNajib, 73, has been held at Kajang Prison since August 23, 2022, following a conviction regarding the misappropriation of RM42 million from SRC International Sdn Bhd. His original sentence of 12 years' jail and a RM210 million fine was reduced by the Federal Territories Pardons Board in January 2024 to six years and RM50 million.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
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        "published": "2026-11-06T06:55:59.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
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        "published": "2026-11-06T07:30:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Najib leaves Kajang Prison after High Court issues house arrest order",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/najib-leaves-kajang-prison-after-high-court-issues-house-arrest-order",
        "published": "2026-11-06T07:33:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}