KUALA LUMPUR – The High Court here today fixed October 14 to hear Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s application for a stay of execution of his 15-year jail sentence and RM11.4 billion fine following his conviction in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) case.
Judge Noor Ruwena set the date during case management today.
Najib, 73, who is also the former Pekan Member of Parliament, made his first public appearance earlier after receiving a conditional pardon that allows him to serve the remainder of his prison sentence at home in connection with the SRC International case.
Deputy public prosecutor Mohamad Mustaffa P. Kunyalam appeared for the prosecution, while Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah represented Najib.
On Dec 26 last year, Judge Datuk Collin Lawrence Sequerah (now a Federal Court judge), in delivering his decision, sentenced Najib to 15 years in prison and fined him RM11.387 billion after finding him guilty of four charges of abuse of power and 21 charges of money laundering involving RM2.28 billion in 1MDB funds deposited into his AmBank accounts between February 2011 and December 2014.
The court ordered Najib to serve the 15-year prison sentence concurrently, commencing after he completed his prison sentence in the SRC International case.
On Sept 18, Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim consented to grant Najib a conditional pardon, allowing him to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest until August 23, 2028.
According to the Legal Affairs Division (BHEUU) of the Prime Minister’s Department, the conditional pardon was decided at the 64th Meeting of the Pardons Board for the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya at Istana Negara, subject to payment of the RM50 million fine and compliance with the stipulated conditions.
On September 21, Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar said Najib had yet to settle the RM50 million fine, which is the main condition set for him to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest.
Mohd Dusuki said the fine must be paid at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Registrar’s Office as the case involving the misappropriation of funds from SRC International Sdn Bhd originated and was tried at that court.
Earlier, Najib’s lawyers from Messrs Shafee & Co. said he would remain at Kajang Prison as his ability to pay the fine was beyond his control.
The legal firm said a substantial portion of Najib’s assets, bank accounts and properties remained subject to freezing orders and enforcement proceedings by the government, and their disposal was not currently under his sole control.
The lawyers said this meant Najib’s ability to fulfil the condition depended partly on matters outside his control. – September 25, 2026