{
  "id": 19587357,
  "title": "Pendedahan SOP tahanan rumah akan perjelas ketidakpastian, kata peguam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/pendedahan-sop-tahanan-rumah-akan-perjelas-ketidakpastian-kata-peguam",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/11/12/pendedahan-sop-tahanan-rumah-akan-perjelas-ketidakpastian-kata-peguam"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak will serve the remainder of his prison sentence for the SRC International case under home confinement at his Langkawi Duta residence. The SOP for his home confinement is expected to clarify uncertainties and serve as a guide for managing such situations in the future, said lawyer Naran Singh. The implementation of home confinement for Najib has raised concerns about whether he will be allowed to use a laptop, access the internet, or receive visitors. It has also been questioned whether he will be permitted to maintain personal security or household assistants given the residence is now considered a prison. \"We will only know once the SOP is made public,\" he told FMT. If Najib's Langkawi Duta residence is deemed a prison, he should stay there alone. Senior counsel Kitson Foong suggested that making the SOP a subsidiary law and publishing it would provide legal strength to the regulation and benefit the government and the Attorney General's Chambers. Foong proposed that the procedure be enshrined as subsidiary legislation and be published to give it legal force, in addition to benefiting the government and the Attorney General's Chambers. The power authorities do not need to face accusations of granting special privileges since they have an objective and uniform framework to serve as a guide. Foong stated that the SOP would not infringe on Najib's privacy as the general public does not need to know his daily schedule, security measures at his residence, or his list of visitors. Zaid Malek said it could also help curb speculation about Najib's home confinement. \"If you don't want the public to make speculations, the public needs to be given information. Is he really a convict, or is he just staying at home without being allowed to leave?\" The SOP will also clarify whether he is given special privileges that others convicts do not enjoy. For now, speculation is all we can do. Foek said the timing is appropriate as the government heads towards enacting the Freedom of Information Act. Najib returned to his Kuala Lumpur residence on Tuesday to serve the remainder of his prison sentence in the SRC International case under home confinement. He was imprisoned in August 2022 after the Federal Court upheld a sentence for abuse of power, criminal breach of trust, and money laundering involving RM42 million from SRC International. He was sentenced to 12 years and fined RM210 million. On January 2024, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong at the time, Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, reduced half of Najib's prison sentence and lowered his fine to RM50 million through royal pardon. On September last year, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim granted a final royal pardon, allowing Najib to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under home confinement until August 23, 2028, provided he pays a RM50 million fine. Minister of Domestic Affairs Saifuddin Nasution Ismail is expected to clarify the issue of home confinement, including its conditions, in the Dewan Rakyat today.",
  "summary": "Menurut mereka, langkah itu juga akan menjadi panduan bagi pengendalian kes seumpamanya pada masa depan.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}