{"id":4266,"date":"2026-11-12T12:03:56","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T07:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=4266"},"modified":"2026-11-12T12:03:56","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T07:03:56","slug":"najib-razak-risks-return-to-prison-if-he-violates-house-arrest-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=4266","title":{"rendered":"Najib Razak risks return to prison if he violates house arrest conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, who was transferred from jail<\/a> this week to serve the rest of his sentence for a graft conviction at home, can be returned to prison if \u200bhe breaches any of the conditions of his house arrest, the country\u2019s interior minister said on Thursday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Najib, \u200cwho was prime minister from 2009 to 2018, was found guilty of corruption linked to the embezzlement of funds from 1Malaysia Development Berhad<\/a>, a state investment fund he co-founded while in power.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, he was moved \u200bto his home in Kuala Lumpur after spending four years in prison, following the royal \u200bpardon<\/a> he received from King Sultan Ibrahim in September that allowed him \u2060to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest.<\/p>\n

Najib, 73, will be able to \u200blive with immediate family members, including \u201cany wives, children, in-laws and grandchildren\u201d, but he will not be allowed \u200bto make any public statements through the press or social media, Home Affairs Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail told parliament on Thursday, detailing the terms of the house arrest for the first time.<\/p>\n

The ex-premier is barred from public gatherings \u200band political activities, and from using phones or other telecommunication devices except when permitted by \u200bthe Prisons Department, the minister said, adding that visitors will be allowed only with written permission.<\/p>\n

Najib is \u200calso required \u2060to attend a rehabilitation and intervention programme, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the conditions provided\u2026 if there is a violation, then the party who violates the conditions will immediately be returned to Kajang Prison or any prison determined by the Commissioner General (of the Prisons Department),\u201d Saifuddin Nasution said.<\/p>\n

Saifuddin Nasution \u200bsaid he had rejected an appeal \u200bfrom Najib to \u2060add a second residence where he can serve the sentence, but was considering several other requests made by the former premier.<\/p>\n

September\u2019s royal pardon \u200bwas the second received by Najib, after the country\u2019s previous king halved<\/a> his \u200boriginal 12-year \u2060sentence in 2024.<\/p>\n

He also faces an additional 15-year jail sentence<\/a> after being convicted of corruption in another 1MDB-linked case last year, and is appealing<\/a> that verdict.<\/p>\n

Najib has consistently denied wrongdoing and maintains he was \u2060made a \u200bscapegoat for the scandal at 1MDB, from which US \u200binvestigators say at least $4.5 billion was stolen in a complex, globe-spanning scheme.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors have said more than $1 billion ended \u200bup in accounts linked to Najib.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, who was transferred from jail this week to serve the rest of his sentence for a graft conviction at home, can be returned to prison if \u200bhe breaches any of the conditions of his house arrest, the country\u2019s interior minister said on Thursday. Najib, \u200cwho was prime minister from 2009 to 2018, was found guilty of corruption linked to the embezzlement of funds from 1Malaysia Development Berhad, a state investment fund he co-founded while in power. On Tuesday, he was moved \u200bto his home…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english"],"gutentor_comment":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4266"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4266\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}