{
  "id": 19897528,
  "title": "House arrest order cannot be challenged, says senior lawyer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/house-arrest-order-cannot-be-challenged-says-senior-lawyer",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T00:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/14/house-arrest-order-cannot-be-challenged-says-senior-lawyer"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has commenced serving the final portion of his six-year sentence for the SRC International case at his residence in Kuala Lumpur, officially designated as a prison. The confinement conditions for Najib cannot be challenged or modified further, according to senior lawyer Kitson Foong and legal expert Nik Ahmad Kamal Nik Mahmood. Foong stated that the Federal Territories pardons board's decisions are immune from judicial review, as it is not a tribunal or administrative body. The board's role, as outlined in Article 42 of the Federal Constitution, is to advise the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and its advice is non-justiciable, meaning it is not subject to legal review. The minutes and procedures of the board are considered confidential and cannot be disclosed or scrutinized without risking undermining the royal prerogative. Foong also noted that the government is bound by the pardons board's decision, which specifies only one residence as part of Najib's house arrest conditions. Legal expert Nik Ahmad Kamal highlighted that while Article 42 does not specify the implementation process of a pardon, the pardons board has the power to outline the process. However, since the courts cannot review the board's decisions, the public cannot question them. Najib began his house arrest on November 10 and is scheduled to conclude it on August 23, 2028.",
  "summary": "Kitson Foong says the decisions of the Federal Territories pardons board are not subject to judicial review.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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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."
}