Malaysia Najib Razak house arrest and royal pardon dispute 2026
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Malaysian king warns against defying house arrest order for ex-PM Najib
King Sultan Ibrahim granted Najib a conditional pardon in September.
On Friday, Malaysia's attorney general blocked Najib's transfer to house arrest after the fine was paid.
The conditional pardon allowed Najib to serve the rest of his sentence at home provided he paid a $12m fine.
“This step is not aimed at delaying or denying the implementation of the Conditional Pardon Order, but to avoid any conflict in the implementation of the orders in force and to ensure no sentence is implemented unlawfully,”
Malaysian court grants ex-PM Najib house arrest after royal pardon
Najib's lawyer, Farhan Shafee, said he had been given the house arrest order and would be delivering it to Kajang prison.
Malaysia's King Sultan Ibrahim agreed in September to pardon Najib, allowing him to serve the rest of his sentence at home.
Investigators say about $4.5 billion was stolen from the 1MDB state fund and more than $1 billion of it was linked to Najib.