UNCHARTED LEGAL TERRITORY
According to legal experts, Najib is likely the first convicted prisoner in Malaysia to have his sentence commuted to house arrest.
This leaves questions over how the arrangement will be implemented and what restrictions home detention will entail.
Constitutional lawyer Lim Wei Jiet pointed to a December 2025 High Court ruling that dismissed Najib’s judicial review application over an addendum order that purportedly allowed him to serve the remainder of his prison sentence at home.
Judge Alice Loke had said the house arrest order was not able to be executed under existing Malaysian law, noting that the statutory power…
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