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  "id": 18649807,
  "title": "Malaysian palace says house arrest order for imprisoned ex-leader Najib must be respected",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/malaysian-palace-says-house-arrest-order-for-imprisoned-ex-leader",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T05:46:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/2026/11/07/malaysian-palace-says-house-arrest-order-for-imprisoned-ex-leader-najib-must-be-respected"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's national palace declared on Saturday that the royal decision granting imprisoned former Prime Minister Najib Razak house arrest must be upheld, warning that objections to it equate to defiance of the king. The palace clarified that Najib's sentence can be served at home, provided he pays a court-imposed fine, after his party paid a 50 million ringgit ($12.3 million) fine as part of a royal pardon. However, he was briefly detained in prison hours later following the attorney-general's intervention to seek further legal clarification. Najib has been incarcerated since August 2022 after Malaysia's highest court upheld his conviction in a graft trial linked to the 1MDB fund. The palace reiterated that all conditions of the conditional pardon have been met and urged against any attempts to challenge the royal pardon or cause confusion about its implementation. Najib's house arrest only covers the reduced six-year sentence from his first trial, but does not apply to his separate 15-year prison term for corruption and money laundering in a separate 2025 case tied to 1MDB. He is currently appealing that latter sentence. The attorney general's office stated that legal ambiguities in the house arrest order and its potential impact on the concurrent 15-year sentence prompted the delay in enforcement.",
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    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "CSO urges PM to disclose SOP for Najib's house arrest, Pardons Board meeting minutes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/cso-urges-pm-to-disclose-sop-for-najibs-house-arrest-pardons-board",
        "published": "2026-11-07T02:35:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "General : Najib’s Conditional Pardon Order Must Be Respected - King",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/general-najiba-s-conditional-pardon-ordera-must-be-respected-king",
        "published": "2026-11-07T03:41:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Istana Negara says King’s order on Najib’s house arrest is clear, must be respected",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/istana-negara-says-kings-order-on-najibs-house-arrest-is-clear-must",
        "published": "2026-11-07T03:57:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Agong: Challenging Najib’s house arrest order amounts to defying royal decree",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/agong-challenging-najibs-house-arrest-order-amounts-to-defying-royal",
        "published": "2026-11-07T03:59:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Najib's Langgak Duta home quiet amid house arrest delay",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/najibs-langgak-duta-home-quiet-amid-house-arrest-delay",
        "published": "2026-11-07T04:14:13.000Z"
      }
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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."
}