{
  "id": 18466649,
  "title": "Anwar disagrees with Umno paying RM50mil fine for Najib",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/anwar-disagrees-with-umno-paying-rm50mil-fine-for-najib-18466649",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T07:19:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/06/anwar-disagrees-with-umno-paying-rm50mil-fine-for-najib"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has expressed disagreement with Umno's decision to pay Najib Razak's RM50 million fine, which has enabled the former leader to complete his house arrest sentence. The fine was settled through a donation drive organized in September, according to Umno Secretary-General Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki. Najib's lawyer, Farhan Shafee, confirmed the payment of the fine and announced that the house arrest order would be delivered to Kajang prison, where Najib has been incarcerated since 2022.\n\nNajib was initially sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined RM210 million in August 2022 for corruption involving SRC International funds. His conviction was upheld by the Federal Court, and in January 2024, a royal pardon reduced his sentence to six years and halved the fine to RM50 million. In September 2024, Sultan Ibrahim granted Najib a conditional pardon, allowing him to serve the remaining portion of his sentence under house arrest until August 2028, provided he pays the fine and complies with other conditions.",
  "summary": "Umno today settled Najib Razak’s RM50 million fine through funds raised from a donation drive launched in September.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
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        "published": "2026-11-06T05:47:08.000Z"
      },
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        "published": "2026-11-06T07:16:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Japan Times",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/jailed-malaysian-ex-pm-najib-pays-fine-meeting-condition-for-house-18477012",
        "published": "2026-11-06T08:49:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Transport Minister Anthony Loke resigns as Najib returns home to begin house arrest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/transport-minister-anthony-loke-resigns-as-najib-returns-home-to",
        "published": "2026-11-06T09:36:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}