{
  "id": 18459961,
  "title": "Audit donations raised to pay Najib’s fine, says Pua",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/audit-donations-raised-to-pay-najibs-fine-says-pua-18459961",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T06:41:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/06/audit-donations-raised-to-pay-najib-s-fine-says-pua"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "DAP’s Tony Pua has called for an audit of the donations collected to settle Najib Razak’s RM50 million fine, allowing him to serve the remainder of his corruption sentence under house arrest. Pua argued that the funds could have been better utilized to aid ordinary Malaysians. Umno recently announced that they had raised the necessary funds through a donation drive launched in September to settle the fine. Pua expressed his skepticism about Umno’s decision, stating that the money could have been used for the benefit of Malaysians, thereby highlighting the party’s actions.",
  "summary": "DAP's former Damansara MP says this is to ensure that the funds collected are legitimate, and not laundered.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Malaysian ex-PM Najib leaves jail for house arrest after paying fine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/malaysian-ex-pm-najib-leaves-jail-for-house-arrest-after-paying-fine",
        "published": "2026-11-06T07:38:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Tony Pua urges BNM, MACC to audit RM50 million fund used to pay Najib’s fine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/tony-pua-urges-bnm-macc-to-audit-rm50-million-fund-used-to-pay-najibs",
        "published": "2026-11-06T08:32:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}