{
  "id": 18454811,
  "title": "[UPDATED] High Court issues Najib's house arrest order",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/updated-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/updated-high-court-issues-najibs-house-arrest-order"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has granted former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak permission to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest, following the Umno party's payment of his RM50 million fine. The fine was initially imposed on Najib by the Federal Territories Pardons Board in September 2022, but was later reduced to RM50 million after his conviction in the SRC International corruption case. Umno representative Muhammad Farhan Muhammad Shafee confirmed the payment to the High Court this morning. The court's decision follows a royal pardon granted by Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, on September 18, allowing Najib to serve the remaining six years of his sentence under house arrest, subject to compliance with certain conditions until August 23, 2028.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court has issued an order allowing former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, 73, to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest following Umno's payment of his RM50 million fine.",
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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."
}