KUALA LUMPUR: Legal questions over the interpretation of the conditional pardon order and a subsequent discharge order had delayed the implementation of Datuk Seri Najib Razak's house arrest, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.
Responding to the High Court's decision today allowing the former prime minister to serve the remainder of his SRC International sentence under house arrest, Saifuddin said the ruling had clarified the legal issues.
He said questions surrounding the conditional pardon order and the Nov 6 discharge order, particularly the provision for house arrest, had held up its implementation.
Saifuddin said the ministry was now ready to implement the court's decision to set aside the Nov 6 order for Najib's discharge upon payment of a fine and allow him to serve the remainder of his six-year sentence under house arrest until Aug 23, 2028.
