{
  "id": 18678526,
  "title": "Anwar asks A-G to seek audience with King over Najib's house arrest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/anwar-asks-a-g-to-seek-audience-with-king-over-najibs-house-arrest",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T09:10:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/11/1572857/anwar-asks-g-seek-audience-king-over-najibs-house-arrest"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has requested Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar to seek an audience with King Sultan Ibrahim regarding the house arrest of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. According to the New Straits Times, the Prime Minister wants the Attorney-General to explain legal issues surrounding the matter and its implications for Najib's 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) case.\n\nThe transfer of Najib to house arrest, which was expected on Friday after a RM50 million fine was paid to fulfill a condition of a royal pardon, was suspended. The Bangkok Post and South China Morning Post report that the Attorney-General’s office cited questions regarding the legal interpretation of the royal pardon and a court order issued on Friday. In response, the King stated that his pardon order is \"clear, explicit and without any ambiguity,\" noting that the attorney-general attended the pardons board meeting and warning that challenging the order could amount to defying his decree.\n\nMalay Mail reported that the heavy security presence and yellow tape previously placed at Najib's Jalan Langgak Duta residence were removed on Saturday. While the residence was gazetted as a prison on Friday, no police officers or Prisons Department vehicles were visible at the property on Saturday, though journalists remained stationed nearby.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "AGC denies defying king's decree, cites two conflicting legal implications over Najib's house arrest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/agc-denies-defying-kings-decree-cites-two-conflicting-legal",
        "published": "2026-11-07T07:50:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Security presence disappears from Najib’s Taman Duta residence as house arrest remains on hold",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/security-presence-disappears-from-najibs-taman-duta-residence-as",
        "published": "2026-11-07T08:47:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}