{
  "id": 18487428,
  "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-18487428",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T09:59:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "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 expressed its view that Najib Razak's house arrest should be postponed temporarily, until further clarification and investigation is conducted regarding the interpretation of the conditional pardon and the discharge order. The AGC argued that the status of house arrest for the former Umno president should continue in the current detention facility, subject to the authority and instructions of the relevant authorities during this period. This temporary postponement is not aimed at challenging or bypassing the state of emergency declared by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King), but rather to ensure that the state of emergency and the related court orders are carried out accurately, consistently, and in compliance with the law. The AGC will take further action once the investigation and clarification process is completed, according to a statement. The development follows a statement by Najib's lawyer, Farhan Shafee, who said that the High Court issued a house arrest order for Najib's son as part of the RM50 million fine payment procedure following the conclusion of 1MDB financial crimes case. Umno had previously said the party had paid the fine. Najib was jailed in August 2022 after the Federal Court upheld his conviction for abuse of power, corruption, and money laundering involving RM42 million SRC International funds. He received a 12-year jail term and a RM210 million fine. In January 2024, a royal pardon reduced half of his jail term and fine to RM50 million. In September 2023, another conditional pardon was granted, allowing Najib to serve the remaining jail term under house arrest at his residence until August 23, 2028, provided he pays the remaining RM50 million fine and adheres to the set conditions. The legal question arose as to whether Najib's house arrest should proceed, as the interpretation of the phrase \"serving the remainder of the sentence under house arrest until August 23, 2028, provided he pays the RM50 million fine\" and its impact on the remaining jail term for the SRC International case remains unclear. The AGC said that postponing the house arrest temporarily is necessary to address the legal issues arising from the interpretation of the phrase \"serving the remainder of the sentence under house arrest until August 23, 2028, provided he pays the RM50 million fine\" and its implications for the remaining jail term for the SRC International case. First, the RM50 million fine payment only fulfills the fine component of the sentence, while the jail term for the SRC International case is still ongoing until August 23, 2028. Based on this interpretation, house arrest serves as an alternative method or location for serving the remaining jail term, rather than terminating the jail term. Second, the RM50 million fine payment is a condition for the full power of pardon, which would result in the complete termination of the SRC International case, including the jail term.",
  "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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  },
  "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."
}