{
  "id": 8634966,
  "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-8634966",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T04:45:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "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"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — The Malaysian Prisons Department has yet to receive the official written notice from the Federal Territories Pardons Board granting Datuk Seri Najib Razak a conditional pardon, allowing him to begin serving his house arrest. The pardon, granted on Friday, permits Najib to serve the remainder of his six-year sentence under house arrest until August 23, 2028, with conditions including a RM50 million fine. The Home Ministry and Malaysian Prisons Department stated they are awaiting the official notification and documents before proceeding with any further actions. The department emphasized its readiness to comply with any official instructions from the relevant authorities, ensuring decisions are carried out in an orderly, professional, and transparent manner.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s move from prison to house arrest has yet to get the formal...",
  "key_points": [],
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    "outlets": 4,
    "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": "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."
}