Recently, you made a declaration under Section 3 of the Prisons Act 1995 [Act 537] declaring the residence of PM6 on Jalan Langgak Duta, Taman Duta, a prison for the imprisonment or detention of persons in lawful custody.
Section 3. Power to declare prisons states that the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, declare any house, building, enclosure or place, or any part thereof, to be a prison for the purposes of this Act for the imprisonment or detention of persons lawfully in custody and may in like manner declare that any such prison shall cease to be a prison for the purposes of this Act.
The full legal declaration text of the Federal Government Gazette [P.U. (B) 456/2026], published on November 6, 2026, under the authority of the Home Minister pursuant to Section 3 of the Prisons Act 1995, states:-
PRISONS ACT 1995 [ACT 537]
DECLARATION UNDER SECTION 3
Under Section 3 of the Prisons Act 1995, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail declared a specific property at No. 11, Jalan Langgak Duta, Kuala Lumpur (Lot 5746, measuring 4,558.975 square metres) as a designated prison for persons in lawful custody, effective November 6, 2026.
Is this the 1st private luxury residence Gazetted i.e legally transformed into a state-regulated prison facility to accommodate a royal conditional pardon for house arrest?
It is presumed that the designation means the residence is no longer just a "home address" but an active prison.
Does this mean, other prisoners, despite not a resident in that house, can also request, if it is allowed by the Commissioner General of Prisons, for him or her to be detained and placed under house arrest at the same premise?
Or the designated address is merely and solely to house this specific prisoner?
Under the Act, the premises must be placed under the command of the Commissioner General of Prisons, equipped with security fencing and scanning equipment, and restricted entirely to prison personnel and the inmate—subjecting the private property to strict prison rules and standard operating procedures.
For other residents, family members, or staff currently staying at or accessing the residence, are they subject to the same legal and operational implications applicable on PM6?
Because the entire perimeter is gazetted as a prison and the Malaysian Prison Department tasked and are responsible for the prisoner serving out his sentence, having jurisdictional control over the property, it is presumed that anyone residing in or entering the premises will be subject to the same strict prison protocols, security screenings, logbooks, and restricted visitor access as to the prisoner?
The presence of round-the-clock corrections officers, surveillance equipment, and regular roll calls means that all occupants will experience a complete loss of residential privacy, as the home must functionally operate under statutory jail conditions.
Are you and the Prisons Department amenable if the other occupants were to apply for a waiver or exemptions from the same rigourous conditions?
Are the strict prison rules regarding visitors, communication, and scheduling apply equally to Najib’s house arrest and other occupants?
How does the Prison Department ensure these rules are not flouted or abused as the prisoner is staying together with other occupants and are not physically segregated?
Noted that this home detention is applicable only for the sentence on his SRC case.
Are you going to degazzette this gazette when he completes his sentence on this case and continue thereafter serving his prison term for the 1MDB case which he has to serve in a prison?
As the Prisons Department would need to keep the prisoner inside the above address and have the security protocols exactly like in a prison environment, can you please let the public know what and how much the Prison Departments would need to incur every month to provide and maintain a prison like environment in the above designated address?
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