Kuala Lumpur: Former prime minister Najib Razak sought approval to use a second residence as an additional location for his house arrest, but the request was rejected, home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail told the Dewan Rakyat today.
Saifuddin said Najib submitted a written request for a second residence to be gazetted for his house arrest.
“The Federal Territories Pardons Board’s (FTPB) decision clearly specified his place of residence … it was explicitly stated.
“At this time, we are adhering to the FTPB’s decision, which is that only one house (in Langgak Duta) is to be used.
“We could not accede to Najib’s request,” the minister told the lower house.
Saifuddin was responding to Suhaizan Kaiat (PH-Pulai), who asked the home minister to reveal the specific conditions imposed on Najib while he serves the remainder of his SRC International sentence under house arrest.
Saifuddin said the conditions cover restrictions on residence and association, movement and visits, the use of telephones and telecommunications devices, and mandatory participation in rehabilitation and intervention programmes.
He said Najib would be sent back to Kajang prison or another prison designated by the prisons department director-general if he violated the conditions. He said details of the enforcement process would be set out in the relevant directives and procedures.
Saifuddin was responding to Ramkarpal Singh (PH-Bukit Gelugor), who asked whether the four conditions would be gazetted and made public so that any breach could be challenged and result in Najib’s immediate return to prison.
Najib was jailed in August 2022 after the Federal Court upheld his conviction for abuse of power, criminal breach of trust and money laundering involving RM42 million in SRC International funds. He was sentenced to 12 years in jail and fined RM210 million.
In January 2024, then Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah halved Najib’s prison sentence and reduced his fine to RM50 million as part of a royal pardon.
In September this year, the current Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Ibrahim, granted Najib a further conditional pardon, allowing him to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest until Aug 23, 2028.
This was subject to Najib paying the RM50 million fine and complying with other stipulated conditions.
