{
  "id": 19585197,
  "title": "Malaysian Bar mounts fresh challenge against Najib’s house arrest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/malaysian-bar-mounts-fresh-challenge-against-najibs-house-arrest",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T02:05:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/11/12/malaysian-bar-mounts-fresh-challenge-against-najibs-house-arrest/242925"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUALA LUMPUR, November 12 — The Malaysian Bar has recently submitted a new legal challenge to the Federal Territories Pardons Board's decision permitting former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to complete his sentence through house arrest in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case. The Bar submitted the request for judicial review on November 10 to the High Court, naming the Federal Territories Pardons Board, the Minister responsible for Law and Institutional Reform, the Director-General of Prisons, and Najib as defendants. The court proceedings will commence today, with Justice S. Indra Nehru overseeing the matter. The Malaysian Bar is seeking a declaration that the proceedings and decision made under Articles 40 and 42 of the Federal Constitution are unlawful and contrary to the Constitution itself. This encompasses the announcement made via a media statement by the second defendant on September 18, 2026, permitting Najib to serve the remainder of his sentence via \"house arrest\" or \"home detention.\" The Bar also seeks an order to annul the Pardons Board's proceedings and decision, and an injunction to halt the house arrest of the former Prime Minister pending the final judgment on the judicial review.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — The Malaysian Bar has filed a fresh legal action challenging the Federal Territories Pardon...",
  "key_points": [
    "Malaysian Bar files new legal challenge against Najib’s house arrest.",
    "Request for judicial review submitted to High Court on November 10.",
    "Bar seeks declaration of proceedings unlawful and injunction on house arrest."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Malaysian Bar seeks to halt Najib's house arrest pending court challenge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/malaysian-bar-seeks-to-halt-najibs-house-arrest-pending-court",
        "published": "2026-11-12T02:05:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}