Home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the term 'discharge' in the High Court order amounts to releasing an inmate, not placing them under house arrest.MELAKA: Home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail fears that placing former prime minister Najib Razak under house arrest without resolving conflicting interpretations of a court discharge order could amount to wrongful detention.
He said the ministry was caught between the conditional pardon granted to Najib, which allows him to serve the remainder of his SRC International prison sentence under house arrest upon payment of his RM50 million fine, and a court order that used the term "discharge".
"The Order of Discharge states 'release', whereas the Federal Territories Pardons Board says house arrest.
