Reuters reported Thursday that Malaysia’s Home Affairs Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail told Parliament Najib Razak will return to prison immediately for any breach of his house detention conditions.
Saifuddin said Najib is barred from political activity and public gatherings, and cannot make public statements through the press or social media. The Prisons Department must approve his use of phones and other communication devices. Visitors need written permission, and Najib must attend a rehabilitation and intervention program.
Saifuddin said the rules allow Najib’s wives to live with him. The minister rejected Najib’s request to add a second residence and is considering other requests. If Najib breaches a condition, the department’s Commissioner General will choose his place of return, Saifuddin said.
Najib moved to his Kuala Lumpur home Tuesday after four years in prison, following a High Court order for him to serve his SRC sentence at home. He is serving the remainder of a six-year term in a case involving RM42 million linked to SRC International. The Federal Territories Pardons Board reduced his original 12-year sentence in January 2024, and a Sept. 18 order set the home-detention period through Aug. 23, 2028.
Reuters also reported that Najib is appealing a separate 15-year sentence after a corruption conviction in another 1MDB-linked case.
