Najib Razak moves from prison to house arrest
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has begun serving the rest of a reduced six-year 1MDB sentence under house arrest in Kuala Lumpur. He is still appealing a separate 15-year sentence.
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On 6 November 2026, reports said former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was set to leave prison for house arrest after his party, UMNO, paid a 50 million ringgit fine. UMNO said it collected the money through a donation drive. A report said Najib was seen driving away on Friday. The clemency covered only his reduced first-trial six-year 1MDB sentence, not a separate 15-year sentence from a second 1MDB corruption trial that he was appealing.
On 10 November 2026, a Malaysian high court cleared Najib, 73, for transfer to house arrest after the attorney general disputed an earlier directive. The order allowed him to serve the remainder of his reduced six-year sentence at his home in Kuala Lumpur. That day, Najib arrived home after four years in prison over the 1MDB scandal. The transfer followed a royal pardon and the court ruling. His house arrest runs until August 2028 and does not cover a separate 15-year sentence, which he is appealing.
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Najib Razak returns to house arrest under royal pardon
Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak arrived home Tuesday to serve the rest of his corruption sentence under house arrest after four years in prison over the 1MDB scandal. The transfer followed a royal pardon and a court ruling that ended a legal dispute over his release. His house arrest runs until August 2028 but does not cover a separate 15-year sentence for abuse of power and money laundering, which he is appealing.
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- 10 NovNew development
Malaysian court clears former PM Najib Razak for house arrest
A Malaysian high court cleared the way for former Prime Minister Najib Razak to be transferred to house arrest after the attorney general disputed an earlier directive. Najib, 73, was jailed for his role in the 1MDB scandal and was granted a conditional pardon in September. The court order allows him to serve the remainder of his reduced six-year sentence at his home in Kuala Lumpur, though he faces an additional 15-year sentence in a separate case.
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- 6 NovNew development
Malaysia's ex-PM Najib to leave prison for house arrest after fine
Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak is set to leave prison and serve the rest of a six-year 1MDB sentence under house arrest after his party paid a 50 million ringgit fine. UMNO said it collected the money through a donation drive, and a report said Najib was seen driving away on Friday. The clemency covers only his reduced first-trial sentence, not a separate 15-year sentence he is appealing from a second 1MDB corruption trial.