{
  "id": 8592683,
  "title": "AG says Prisons Dept to issue SOPs for Najib’s house arrest, RM50m fine must be paid",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/ag-says-prisons-dept-to-issue-sops-for-najibs-house-arrest-rm50m-fine",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T02:46:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/20/ag-says-prisons-dept-to-issue-sops-for-najibs-house-arrest-rm50m-fine-must-be-paid/235835"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Prisons Department in Malaysia is set to release standard operating procedures (SOPs) for former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's house arrest, according to Attorney General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar. The SOPs will cover various aspects of Najib's house arrest, including visits, security measures, and monitoring of his movements. However, before the house arrest process can begin, Najib must pay the RM50 million fine at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Registrar's Office, as per the AG's statement. The news comes after the Prime Minister's Department announced a conditional pardon for Najib, allowing him to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest until August 23, 2028. This pardon is contingent upon the payment of the RM50 million fine and was granted at the 64th meeting of the Federal Territories Pardons Board.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Najib’s ability to pay RM50mi fine ‘not entirely in his hands’, say lawyers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/najibs-ability-to-pay-rm50mi-fine-not-entirely-in-his-hands-say",
        "published": "2026-09-20T03:42:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Najib's RM50mil house arrest condition partly beyond his control, say lawyers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/najibs-rm50mil-house-arrest-condition-partly-beyond-his-control-say",
        "published": "2026-09-20T03:46:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Frozen assets may hinder RM50m payment for Najib’s house arrest, his lawyers say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/frozen-assets-may-hinder-rm50m-payment-for-najibs-house-arrest-his",
        "published": "2026-09-20T04:06:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Pending US$12.3 million house arrest fine keeps Malaysia’s Najib in prison",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/pending-us-12-3-million-house-arrest-fine-keeps-malaysias-najib-in",
        "published": "2026-09-20T04:47:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}