{
  "id": 19624044,
  "title": "Malaysia’s Najib barred from politics under house arrest rule ahead of Melaka election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/malaysias-najib-barred-from-politics-under-house-arrest-rule-ahead-of",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-12T08:06:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3374194/malaysias-najib-barred-politics-under-house-arrest-rule-ahead-melaka-election"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak is barred from political activity and media appearances under house arrest, according to the home minister on Thursday. Any breach will send him straight back to prison. The announcement will remove any ambiguity about Najib’s possible role in the Melaka state election on Saturday and help shore up the credibility of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s…",
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    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Najib's house arrest does not mean double standards, says Saifuddin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/najibs-house-arrest-does-not-mean-double-standards-says-saifuddin",
        "published": "2026-11-12T05:14:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "AGC objects to Malaysian Bar’s bid to challenge Najib’s house arrest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/agc-objects-to-malaysian-bars-bid-to-challenge-najibs-house-arrest",
        "published": "2026-11-12T05:45:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Bar-Najib house arrest challenge: AGC disputes court’s jurisdiction over royal pardon decision",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/bar-najib-house-arrest-challenge-agc-disputes-courts-jurisdiction",
        "published": "2026-11-12T05:58:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Najib barred from politics under house arrest; family allowed to stay with him",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/najib-barred-from-politics-under-house-arrest-family-allowed-to-stay",
        "published": "2026-11-12T06:44:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}