KUALA LUMPUR: Kepong member of parliament Lim Lip Eng has questioned the Prisons Department's decision to keep Datuk Seri Najib Razak's house arrest conditions secret, describing it as absurd.

Lim said the department should disclose the basic conditions of Najib's house arrest to the public. Keeping the details confidential would only fuel further speculation, he added.

He also questioned whether the former prime minister would be allowed visitors and access to various amenities.

"Is he allowed access to the internet, telephone, social media, television and entertainment? Or is he required to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet and be under continuous closed-circuit television monitoring?" he said in a statement.