KUALA LUMPUR – Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s house-arrest arrangement does not bring an end to the other criminal and civil proceedings involving him.
The arrangement applies to the six-year prison sentence imposed on Najib in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case involving the misappropriation of RM42 million. His sentence is due to expire on Aug 23, 2028.
Najib, however, remains involved in several other legal proceedings, including an appeal against his conviction and 15-year prison sentence in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) case, Bernama reported.
On Dec 26, 2025, the High Court found Najib guilty of 25 charges involving abuse of power to obtain about RM2.3 billion and money laundering offences linked to 1MDB.
He was sentenced to 15 years in prison and fined RM11.4 billion. The court ordered the sentence to begin after he completes his sentence in the SRC International case.
Najib filed an appeal against the conviction and sentence on Dec 29, 2025.
In a separate civil matter, the Kuala Lumpur High Court on March 31, 2026, held Najib liable for losses suffered by SRC International amounting to about US$1.3 billion.
The court found that Najib had breached his fiduciary duties, abused his position and misappropriated company funds for personal use.
SRC International was awarded US$1.18 billion, while Najib was also ordered to repay US$120 million he had received from the company, bringing the total amount to about US$1.3 billion.
SRC International filed the civil suit in May 2021, initially naming Najib and six former directors as defendants.
The company later removed the six former directors from the proceedings, leaving Najib and former SRC chief executive officer Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil as defendants.
A judgment in default was entered against Nik Faisal in 2021, leaving Najib as the sole defendant in the case.
Najib has also faced several other criminal proceedings linked to SRC International and 1MDB.
On June 20, 2025, the High Court discharged and acquitted him of three money laundering charges involving RM27 million belonging to SRC International.
The acquittals of Najib and former 1MDB chief executive officer Arul Kanda Kandasamy in the 1MDB audit tampering case remain in force after the Court of Appeal on Sept 12, 2023, struck out two notices of appeal filed by the prosecution.
The decision followed the prosecution’s failure to file its petition of appeal within the prescribed period and to seek an extension of time.
In another case involving six charges of criminal breach of trust over RM6.6 billion in payments to International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC), Najib and former Treasury secretary-general Tan Sri Mohd Irwan Serigar Abdullah were also discharged and acquitted.
Separately, 1MDB has filed a civil suit seeking about US$5.64 billion from Najib and six other individuals.
The trial, before Judicial Commissioner Mohamad Redzuan Idrus, is scheduled to resume on March 15 next year.
The suit alleges, among other matters, breaches of fiduciary and statutory duties, abuse of power, conspiracy and misappropriation of 1MDB funds.
Najib is also facing a RM42 million civil suit filed by SRC International and its subsidiary Gandingan Mentari Sdn Bhd.
The case was concluded on March 16 this year, with the parties now making their oral submissions before Justice Datuk Raja Ahmad Mohzanuddin Shah Raja Mohzan.
Meanwhile, bankruptcy proceedings involving Najib and his son, Datuk Mohd Nazifuddin, have been stayed following a Court of Appeal decision on Sept 4 this year.
The stay will remain pending the disposal of their appeals before the Special Commissioners of Income Tax (SCIT) concerning additional tax assessments issued by the Inland Revenue Board (IRB).
The bankruptcy proceedings arose from separate High Court decisions granting the IRB summary judgments against Najib and Mohd Nazifuddin over unpaid tax arrears for the 2011 to 2017 assessment years.
The IRB is seeking to recover RM1.69 billion from Najib and RM37.6 million from Mohd Nazifuddin.
Both Najib and Mohd Nazifuddin had previously failed in their appeals at the Court of Appeal and Federal Court to set aside the summary judgments.- August 18, 2026
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