<p>KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak was relieved after the High Court ordered him to serve the remainder of his SRC International sentence under house arrest, his lawyer said today.
Key takeaways
Malaysia's High Court ordered former prime minister Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest at his residence until August 23, 2028, following a conditional royal pardon.
- Najib's lawyer stated the former prime minister was relieved and expected to be transferred from Kajang Prison to his home by the end of the day.
- The court replaced a previous order allowing release upon payment of a fine with the new house arrest directive.
- The conditional royal pardon was granted on September 18, and the lawyer thanked the King for the decision.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak was relieved after the High Court ordered him to serve the remainder of his SRC International sentence under house arrest, his lawyer said today.
Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah said the former prime minister had been waiting for the move and was expected to be transferred from Kajang Prison to his Jalan Langgak Duta residence by the end of the day.
"It looks like it is a final relief, you know, a great sigh to him because he has been waiting for this," Shafee said when asked about Najib's reaction.
The lawyer also thanked His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, for granting Najib a conditional royal pardon.
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