{
  "id": 18484035,
  "title": "Pelaksanaan tahanan rumah Najib wajar ditangguh sementara, kata AGC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/pelaksanaan-tahanan-rumah-najib-wajar-ditangguh-sementara-kata-agc",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T09:59:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/11/06/pelaksanaan-tahanan-rumah-najib-wajar-ditangguh-sementara-kata-agc"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The National Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) has suggested that Najib Razak's house arrest should be postponed temporarily until further investigation and clarification surrounding the conditional pardon and its implications are completed. This comes after Umno reportedly paid a RM50 million fine to allow Najib to serve the remainder of his house arrest at home. Najib was imprisoned in August 2022 following the Perak High Court's confirmation of his conviction on charges of abusing his power, misconduct, and embezzlement involving RM42 million from SRC International. His 12-year jail sentence and RM210 million fine were reduced to 6 years and RM50 million by a royal pardon in January 2024. A subsequent conditional pardon enabled him to serve the remaining sentence under house arrest until August 23, 2028, provided he pays the remaining RM50 million fine and adheres to the set conditions. The AGC's delay in house arrest is not to question or bypass the Yang di-Pertuan Agong's decree, but to ensure the decree and related court orders are executed accurately, appropriately, and in accordance with the true legal standing. The AGC will take further action after the investigation and clarification process is finished, according to a statement. This development follows Najib's lawyer, Farhan Shafee, stating that the High Court issued a house arrest order for his son as part of the RM50 million fine settlement following the RM50 million fine payment. Umno previously stated that the party had already paid the fine. Najib was incarcerated in August 2022 after the Federal Court upheld his conviction for abuse of power, misconduct, and embezzlement involving SRC International's RM42 million. His sentence included 12 years in prison and a RM210 million fine. In January 2024, a conditional royal pardon reduced his sentence by half and the fine to RM50 million. Another conditional pardon in September allowed him to serve the remaining sentence under house arrest until August 23, 2028, provided he pays the remaining RM50 million fine and complies with the set conditions. Legal questions arose as the AGC stated that the house arrest of Najib should be postponed for now due to legal questions surrounding the interpretation of serving the remaining sentence under house arrest until August 23, 2028, contingent on his payment of the RM50 million fine, and its impact on the remaining prison sentence for the SRC International case.",
  "summary": "Jabatan Peguam Negara berkata dalam tempoh itu status penahanan bekas perdana menteri hendaklah dikekalkan di tempat tahanan sedia ada.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}