Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak began serving his reduced SRC International sentence at home after a High Court order set his return to prison for August 2028.
Najib reached his Taman Duta residence at about 8:30 a.m. ET (13:30 UTC), or 9:30 p.m. Kuala Lumpur time, on Nov. 10, CNA reported. The arrangement covers the remainder of his reduced six-year sentence in the SRC International case, Bernama reported.
High Court Judge Aslam Zainuddin set aside a discharge order issued Nov. 6 and replaced it with a house-arrest order effective immediately, Bernama reported. It requires Najib to remain at home through Aug. 23, 2028. EconoTimes previously reported on an earlier High Court directive for Najib to serve his SRC sentence at home.
Malaysia’s Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) said on Nov. 6, in a statement reported by Bernama, that it sought a temporary deferral while asking for clarification about the legal effect of the conditional pardon and discharge order. The AGC said the issue was whether payment of the fine satisfied only that condition or also completed the SRC prison term. It said the term’s status could affect when the separate sentence tied to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) would begin.
Najib was originally sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined RM210 million in the SRC case. A 2024 pardon reduced the term to six years and the fine to RM50 million. A conditional pardon in Sept. 2026 allowed him to serve the remainder at home if he paid the fine. Bernama reported the fine was paid on Nov. 6. CNA said United Malays National Organisation paid it after supporters organized a crowdfunding campaign.
The house-arrest order applies only to the SRC case. CNA reported Najib received a separate 15-year sentence in December 2025 in another 1MDB-related case and is appealing it. His lawyer, Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, called the arrangement “a final relief,” CNA reported.
Under the court order, Najib must return to Kajang Prison on Aug. 24, 2028.
