Key facts
- The High Court ordered Najib to serve his remaining SRC International sentence under house arrest until August 23, 2028.
- Umno paid the 50 million ringgit ($12.3 million) fine on November 6, a condition of the September royal pardon.
- Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the ministry was ready to carry out the court order.
- Najib faces an additional 15 years in prison after a conviction in another 1MDB-linked case, which he has appealed.
- US investigators say about $4.5 billion was siphoned from 1MDB, according to Al Jazeera.
Najib Razak returned to his house on Jalan Langgak Duta at about 9.30pm on November 10, 2026, after the Kuala Lumpur High Court cleared the way for his release from Kajang Prison to serve the rest of his sentence under house arrest. The court revoked an earlier November 6 "Order of Discharge on Payment of Fine" and replaced it with a new order requiring house arrest until August 23, 2028.
The transfer followed a conditional royal pardon granted in September by King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, which allowed house arrest once a court-imposed fine was paid. On November 6, Umno paid the 50 million ringgit ($12.3 million) fine on Najib's behalf, but he was returned to prison hours later after the attorney general's chambers raised legal uncertainties and blocked the transfer. The palace issued a public rebuke, saying the king's prerogative of pardon was clear and must be respected.
Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the ministry was prepared to carry out the new court order and that the High Court's decision had clarified the legal issues. He urged all parties to "handle the matter maturely and responsibly" and said political polemics should not undermine confidence in national institutions.
Najib, 73, was jailed in August 2022 for his role in the 1MDB state investment fund. US investigators say about $4.5 billion was siphoned from the fund, according to Al Jazeera. He has consistently denied wrongdoing. The house arrest order applies only to his first conviction; he faces an additional 15 years in prison after being found guilty in another 1MDB-linked case, and has appealed.