{
  "id": 19962003,
  "title": "Equal access to house arrest? That’s not Home Ministry’s call, says Saifuddin Nasution",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/equal-access-to-house-arrest-thats-not-home-ministrys-call-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T10:09:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/11/14/equal-access-to-house-arrest-thats-not-home-ministrys-call-says-saifuddin-nasution/243279"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Home Ministry's role in house arrest decisions is limited to implementing the Pardons Board's rulings, according to Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. He clarified that the ministry cannot comment further on calls for equal access to house arrest, as pardon petitions are outside its jurisdiction. Saifuddin emphasized that anyone can apply for house arrest, and the decision to grant it rests with the Pardons Board, which reviews petitions at the federal level or with the respective rulers upon completion of court processes.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "Home Ministry only implements pardon decisions, not decide them: Saifuddin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/home-ministry-only-implements-pardon-decisions-not-decide-them",
        "published": "2026-11-14T08:36:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Saifuddin: Home Ministry only implements house arrest decisions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/saifuddin-home-ministry-only-implements-house-arrest-decisions",
        "published": "2026-11-14T09:50:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}