{
  "id": 19663123,
  "title": "Azalina: Malaysian Bar has right to challenge Najib house arrest decision",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/azalina-malaysian-bar-has-right-to-challenge-najib-house-arrest",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T14:42:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/11/1576421/azalina-malaysian-bar-has-right-challenge-najib-house-arrest-decision"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Malaysian Bar has the right to challenge the decision of the Federal Territories Pardons Board allowing former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest, according to Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said. The Bar can mount such a challenge if it believes it has grounds to question the decision, which is related to the prerogative of mercy, a power vested in the discretion of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. The Attorney-General's Chambers objected to the Bar's bid to challenge the decision, stating they needed time to file written submissions. Najib's lawyer also intends to file written submissions, as any decision could affect him. The hearing is scheduled for March 17, 2024, with the deadline for written submissions set for December 14, 2023, and replies due by December 28, 2023.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Najib’s house arrest: Malaysian Bar entitled to challenge Pardons Board decision, says Azalina",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/najibs-house-arrest-malaysian-bar-entitled-to-challenge-pardons-board",
        "published": "2026-11-12T12:28:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}