{
  "id": 8399236,
  "title": "Home Ministry, Prisons Dept await Pardons Board letter on Najib's house arrest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/home-ministry-prisons-dept-await-pardons-board-letter-on-najibs-house",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T06:49:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/1536061/home-ministry-prisons-dept-await-pardons-board-letter-najibs-house"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Home Ministry and Prisons Department are awaiting a letter from the Pardons Board regarding the conditional house arrest granted to former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail stated that the ministry will wait for the official notification of the board's decision before determining the next course of action. Currently, Najib is serving his prison sentence, and house arrest would mean he would not be in prison but at another premises. The ministry needs clarity on the decision to ensure compliance with the Pardons Board's ruling. Malaysia currently does not have specific legislation governing house arrest, but the ministry is drafting a House Arrest Bill for tabling in Parliament, aiming to address prison overcrowding.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Najib’s conditional home‑detention sentence: Legitimate mercy must not turn into systemic privilege",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/najibs-conditional-home-detention-sentence-legitimate-mercy-must-not",
        "published": "2026-09-19T03:04:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Saifuddin Nasution says Home Ministry awaits Pardons Board letter, no Najib house arrest notification yet",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/saifuddin-nasution-says-home-ministry-awaits-pardons-board-letter-no",
        "published": "2026-09-19T08:07:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}