{
  "id": 18644542,
  "title": "A-GC: Court ruling on Najib's house arrest does not override King's pardon",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/a-gc-court-ruling-on-najibs-house-arrest-does-not-override-kings",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T05:11:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/11/1572741/gc-court-ruling-najibs-house-arrest-does-not-override-kings-pardon"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Attorney-General’s Chambers (A-GC) stated that seeking a court ruling regarding Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s house arrest does not override the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s power to grant pardons. According to the A-GC, the King's constitutional authority to grant pardons and the courts' power to interpret the legal effect of an order are separate matters. The A-GC further noted that obtaining a court decision on the implementation of an order is not a way of questioning the authority of the party that issued it.\n\nSeparately, Malaysiakini reported that Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar has decreed that arguments disputing the conditional pardon granted to the former prime minister could be tantamount to defying the monarchy.\n\nThe Vibes reported that there was little activity at Najib Razak's residence in Jalan Langgak Duta, Taman Duta, this morning, with no vehicles seen entering or leaving the property amid questions regarding when the former prime minister could move to house arrest.",
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    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "No ambiguity over Najib’s conditional pardon, says Istana Negara",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/no-ambiguity-over-najibs-conditional-pardon-says-istana-negara",
        "published": "2026-11-07T04:06:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "Agong: Disputing Najib's conditional pardon could amount to insubordination",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/agong-disputing-najibs-conditional-pardon-could-amount-to",
        "published": "2026-11-07T04:59:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "AGC denies defying King’s pardon over Najib’s house arrest, seeks clarity on jail terms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/agc-denies-defying-kings-pardon-over-najibs-house-arrest-seeks",
        "published": "2026-11-07T05:45:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "AGC rejects claims of defying King’s decree on Najib",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/agc-rejects-claims-of-defying-kings-decree-on-najib",
        "published": "2026-11-07T05:52:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Malaysia's king says Najib's conditional pardon is unambiguous, warns against disputing it",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/malaysias-king-says-najibs-conditional-pardon-is-unambiguous-warns",
        "published": "2026-11-07T06:03:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}