{
  "id": 8613238,
  "title": "Prisons Dept says still waiting for official notice before Najib’s house arrest can start",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/prisons-dept-says-still-waiting-for-official-notice-before-najibs",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T04:45:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/20/prisons-dept-says-still-waiting-for-official-notice-before-najibs-house-arrest-can-start/235858"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — The Malaysian Prisons Department is still awaiting official notification before commencing former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's house arrest following his conditional pardon from prison. The Federal Territories Pardons Board gave Najib a conditional pardon on Friday, allowing him to complete the remaining portion of his SRC International sentence under house arrest until August 23, 2028, subject to conditions such as the payment of a RM50 million fine. The Home Ministry and Malaysian Prisons Department are awaiting the official written decision from the Pardons Board to determine the next steps. Any information regarding the Pardons Board's decision will be sent through official channels before being submitted to the Prisons Department for further action, according to the department's statement. The department emphasized that it is prepared to act on any instructions received from relevant authorities in compliance with the law, prison regulations, and procedures. They also urged all parties to rely on official sources and avoid speculation about the implementation of the decision. Najib, who has been incarcerated at Kajang Prison since August 2022, is serving a six-year jail term after the Federal Territory Pardons Board reduced his original 12-year sentence and RM210 million fine to six years and RM50 million for the SRC International case. The conditional royal pardon enables him to serve the remaining sentence under house arrest, with the RM50 million fine remaining as a condition attached to the decision.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s move from prison to house arrest has yet to get the formal...",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-20T02:46:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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": "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."
}