{
  "id": 18459959,
  "title": "Pua gesa audit sumbangan untuk bayar denda Najib",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/pua-gesa-audit-sumbangan-untuk-bayar-denda-najib",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T06:52:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/11/06/pua-gesa-audit-sumbangan-untuk-bayar-denda-najib"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Prime Minister Najib Razak's deputy, Tony Pua, has urged authorities to audit the funds collected to reimburse him for a RM50 million fine following his imprisonment. Pua questioned the decision to use the money to enable Najib to serve his remaining sentence under house arrest, arguing that it would be better if the funds were used to help ordinary citizens. Umno, Najib's political party, confirmed that they had paid the fine after raising sufficient funds through a fundraising campaign in September. Pua criticized the party's decision, stating that the money should be used to benefit the general public. The revelation came as Najib, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison in August 2022 for corruption, money laundering, and abuse of power involving RM42 million from SRC International, received a royal pardon that reduced his sentence to 10 years and 50 million ringgit fine in January 2024. In February 2024, the King further pardoned Najib, allowing him to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest until August 2028, provided he pays the RM50 million fine and meets other conditions.",
  "summary": "Bekas Ahli Parlimen Damansara berkata langkah itu penting bagi pastikan dana yang dikutip diperoleh secara sah dan hasil yang diseleweng.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "‘Payment completed’: Umno settles Najib’s RM50m fine, paving way for house arrest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/payment-completed-umno-settles-najibs-rm50m-fine-paving-way-for-house",
        "published": "2026-11-06T05:22:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "[UPDATED] Umno's choice to pay Najib's RM50mil fine but I disagree, says Anwar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/updated-umnos-choice-to-pay-najibs-rm50mil-fine-but-i-disagree-says",
        "published": "2026-11-06T07:04:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}