KUALA LUMPUR – Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest with immediate effect, following a High Court ruling today.
High Court Judge Datuk Aslam Zainuddin ordered Najib to serve the balance of his reduced sentence at No. 11, Jalan Langgak Duta, until Aug 23, 2028, in accordance with the conditional royal pardon granted on Sept 18, local media reported.
After hearing submissions from both parties, Aslam set aside an earlier order dated Nov 6, which provided for Najib’s discharge upon payment of his fine, and replaced it in its entirety with today’s ruling.
The decision follows an urgent application by the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) seeking to rectify the earlier order, which was issued after Umno settled Najib’s RM50 million fine in the SRC International case.
The dispute centred on whether the payment covered only the financial penalty, leaving Najib to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest, or whether it effectively discharged the entire SRC International sentence.
The distinction was significant as a full discharge of the SRC sentence would have triggered the prison term imposed on Najib in his separate 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) case, which the court had ordered to run consecutively.
Najib’s application to stay the execution of his sentence in the 1MDB case was previously dismissed by the High Court on Oct 14.
The former prime minister arrived at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex at 3.16pm for today’s proceedings, accompanied by prison wardens.
He took a seat in the front row of the packed public gallery alongside his daughter, Nooryana Najwa, and greeted several supporters and allies before the hearing began.
The proceedings were closely watched as they were expected to determine whether Najib could leave prison to serve the remainder of his sentence at home following the conditional royal pardon granted by His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia.
Najib was represented by lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah.
The prosecution team was led by State Prosecution Director Datuk Mohd Nordin Ismail, Senior Federal Counsel Ahmad Hanir Hambaly @ Arwi, and Deputy Public Prosecutors Datuk Ahmad Akram Gharib, Mohamad Mustaffa P Kunyalam, Mohamad Fadhly Mohd Zamry and Siti Pervinah Mohamad Yusof. – November 10, 2026