Archive · 25 Nov 2025
Malaysian Court to Decide on Najib’s House Arrest Bid
A Malaysian court will decide on December 22 if former Prime Minister Najib Razak, who is 72 years old, can serve his prison sentence at home.
This decision comes just days before the court announces its verdict in another big case against him.
Najib is in jail for six years because he was found guilty of taking money illegally from a state fund called 1MDB.
He is also facing more charges related to this fund.
Najib says a special document from the former king allows him to stay at home instead of jail, but others say they don't know about this document.
The court will decide if this document is real and if Najib can go home.
Malaysian court to decide on December 22 if Najib Razak can serve sentence under house arrest.
Decision comes four days before verdict in Najib's major 1MDB trial on December 26.
Najib is serving a six-year sentence for graft and money laundering related to 1MDB.
Najib claims a royal document allows him to serve the remainder of his sentence at home.
Multiple government authorities deny knowledge of the royal document.
- Who
- Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak
- What
- Decision on house arrest bid and upcoming trial verdict
- When
- December 22 (house arrest decision), December 26 (trial verdict)
- Where
- Kuala Lumpur High Court, Malaysia
- Why
- Najib is serving a sentence for graft and money laundering related to the 1MDB scandal
- Date of Decision
- December 22
- Original Decision Date
- January 5
- Najib's Age
- 72
- Current Sentence
- 6 years
- Charges in Upcoming Trial
- 4 abuse of power, 21 money-laundering
- Amount in Dispute
- 2.2 billion ringgit ($532 million)
- Pardons Board Chair
- Former king
- Upcoming Verdict Date
- December 26