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  "id": 8241088,
  "title": "Conditions for Najib’s house arrest to reflect govt’s resolve to fight corruption and abuse of power — Hafiz Hassan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/conditions-for-najibs-house-arrest-to-reflect-govts-resolve-to-fight",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T12:08:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/what-you-think/2026/09/18/conditions-for-najibs-house-arrest-to-reflect-govts-resolve-to-fight-corruption-and-abuse-of-power-hafiz-hassan/235703"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been granted a conditional royal pardon, allowing him to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest until 23 August 2028. The conditions attached to this pardon include strict compliance with statutory terms, such as remaining in lawful custody of prison authorities, attending counselling and therapy sessions, reporting for drug and hair testing, and wearing an electronic monitoring device to ensure compliance with the conditions. Failure to adhere to these conditions will result in the immediate revocation of the pardon and return to prison.",
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    "outlets": 7,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "Analysts: Neither Harapan nor BN gets 'complete victory' from Najib's conditional pardon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/analysts-neither-harapan-nor-bn-gets-complete-victory-from-najibs",
        "published": "2026-09-18T07:57:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "MCA thanks King over Najib’s pardon, pledges to uphold constitutional supremacy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/mca-thanks-king-over-najibs-pardon-pledges-to-uphold-constitutional",
        "published": "2026-09-18T08:53:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "DAP to meet tomorrow over Najib’s house arrest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/dap-to-meet-tomorrow-over-najibs-house-arrest",
        "published": "2026-09-18T09:13:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Malaysian king allows jailed ex-PM Najib Razak to serve house arrest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/malaysian-king-allows-jailed-ex-pm-najib-razak-to-serve-house-arrest",
        "published": "2026-09-18T10:10:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Najib's house arrest charts new legal ground, says constitutional lawyer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/najibs-house-arrest-charts-new-legal-ground-says-constitutional-lawyer",
        "published": "2026-09-18T10:41:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Najib’s house arrest puts Malaysia in ‘uncharted’ legal territory, poses political challenge for PM Anwar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/najibs-house-arrest-puts-malaysia-in-uncharted-legal-territory-poses",
        "published": "2026-09-18T11:25:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}