What are the terms of Najib’s house arrest? Saifuddin Nasution to explain in Dewan Rakyat

Police stand guard outside former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s house along Jalan Langgak Duta in Kuala Lumpur on November 10, 2026. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

By Malay Mail

First Published: Wednesday, 11 Nov 2026 3:24 PM MYT

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said he will address the Dewan Rakyat tomorrow to lay out the operational conditions and custodial restrictions governing former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s transition into house arrest.

Saifuddin told NST that he would provide a full explanation to lawmakers following mounting public scrutiny regarding how the unprecedented home detention arrangement will be enforced on the ground.

“I’ll answer all those questions in Parliament tomorrow,” he said.

The minister was responding to press queries over the specific parameters of Najib’s confinement, including whether his immediate family can reside with him at his private residence, what visitor protocols will apply, and how correctional authorities plan to monitor his movements.

The upcoming parliamentary briefing follows Najib’s arrival at his Taman Duta residence in Kuala Lumpur at 9.27pm yesterday to begin serving the remainder of his six-year SRC International sentence at home.

The 73-year-old former premier was transported from Kajang Prison in a silver Proton X70, escorted by a heavily guarded convoy of Prisons Department and police patrol vehicles.

His release from prison walls was finalised after High Court Judge Datuk Aslam Zainuddin set aside a contentious Nov 6 discharge order and replaced it in full, explicitly authorizing Najib to serve his custodial sentence at his private home until Aug 23, 2028.

The judge directed the court registrar to issue a perfected warrant of release following arguments presented by defence counsel and deputy public prosecutors.

The High Court intervened after the Attorney General’s Chambers sought a formal review to eliminate legal ambiguities in the earlier order’s wording and enforceability, a process that briefly kept Najib incarcerated in Kajang Prison while the procedural technicalities were resolved.

The house detention regime stems from a conditional royal pardon granted on Sept 18 by the Federal Territories Pardons Board, which was formally triggered after Najib settled the required RM50 million fine.

Najib was originally convicted in 2020 for the misappropriation of RM42 million in SRC International funds and sentenced to 12 years in prison and a RM210 million fine, penalties that were subsequently halved by the Pardons Board in January 2024.