Key facts
- Malaysia's High Court cleared the way for Najib Razak to start house arrest, Bernama reported.
- Najib's transfer from jail was expected the previous week but was stopped after the attorney general intervened.
- The attorney general filed an application on November 10, 2026 to review the house arrest order.
Malaysia's High Court has cleared the way for jailed former prime minister Najib Razak to start his house arrest, state news agency Bernama reported on November 10, 2026, according to Reuters.
Najib had been expected to be transferred from jail the previous week, but the process was stopped after an intervention by the attorney general, the report said. On November 10, 2026, the attorney general filed an application to the court to review the order allowing Najib to serve the rest of his prison sentence under house arrest.
The report did not state the terms of the house arrest order or when the transfer would take place.