{
  "id": 19901382,
  "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-19901382",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T00:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/14/house-arrest-order-cannot-be-challenged-says-senior-lawyer"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A senior lawyer has stated that the conditions of former prime minister Najib Razak's house arrest cannot be challenged or amended further. Kitson Foong, a legal expert, said the decisions of the Federal Territories pardons board, which is overseeing Najib's house arrest, are not subject to judicial review. Foong described any attempts to question or amend the conditions as constitutionally untenable. The pardons board operates under Article 42 of the Federal Constitution, which grants it solely the function of advising the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. This makes the board non-justiciable, meaning it is immune from judicial intervention and public debate. Foong also noted that the board's minutes and procedures are confidential advice to the King and any disclosure or questioning of its procedures could undermine royal prerogative. The government has turned down Najib's request to include an additional residence as part of the house arrest conditions. Legal expert Nik Ahmad Kamal Nik Mahmood stated that the public cannot question the matter if the courts cannot review it, as Article 42 does not specify the implementation details of a pardon.",
  "summary": "Kitson Foong says the decisions of the Federal Territories pardons board are not subject to judicial review.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}