{
  "id": 19127008,
  "title": "In Malaysia, Najib’s house arrest pits palace against prosecutors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/in-malaysia-najibs-house-arrest-pits-palace-against-prosecutors",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T09:00:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3373784/malaysia-najibs-house-arrest-pits-palace-against-prosecutors"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A growing dispute over former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak’s house arrest has thrust the attorney general’s powers into the spotlight, raising the spectre of a constitutional clash – though legal experts say it falls short of a full-blown crisis. Najib, 73, was due to move from Kajang Prison to his Kuala Lumpur home on Friday after his political party, Umno, paid a 50 million ringgit…",
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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."
}