{
  "id": 18498860,
  "title": "Najib returns to Kajang Prison after AGC calls for house arrest deferment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/najib-returns-to-kajang-prison-after-agc-calls-for-house-arrest",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T12:24:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/11/06/najib-returns-to-kajang-prison-after-agc-calls-for-house-arrest-deferment/242251"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The former prime minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, returned to Kajang Prison on November 6, as the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) temporarily postponed the implementation of his house arrest. The decision came after media and security personnel gathered outside Najib's residence in anticipation of his arrival. Najib, 73, was previously released from prison on January 2024 after a Federal Territories Pardons Board decision halved his jail term and reduced his fine. The AGC's temporary deferment was meant to ensure proper implementation of the royal pardon granted to him, while legal questions surrounding the conditional pardon and the court order were examined.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 — A vehicle believed to be carrying former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak returned to K...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "Out of Kajang, not yet home: AGC urges pause on Najib's house arrest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/out-of-kajang-not-yet-home-agc-urges-pause-on-najibs-house-arrest",
        "published": "2026-11-06T11:10:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Melaka polls: Najib house arrest issue will not affect PN campaign",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/melaka-polls-najib-house-arrest-issue-will-not-affect-pn-campaign",
        "published": "2026-11-06T11:57:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Carry out house arrest, settle questions in court, say Najib’s lawyers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/carry-out-house-arrest-settle-questions-in-court-say-najibs-lawyers",
        "published": "2026-11-06T14:22:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}