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Malaysia minister resigns after Najib Razak is moved to house arrest
Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was released to house arrest on Nov.
10 under a new court order.
He will serve the remainder of his sentence in the SRC International case at his home in Kuala Lumpur, which has been designated as a prison.
Najib was convicted in a case linked to the 1MDB corruption scandal, and his SRC sentence is due to end on Aug.
23, 2028.
The order does not cover his separate 1MDB sentence, because that conviction is still under appeal.
Transport Minister Anthony Loke resigned after the ruling, having opposed house arrest for Najib.
The dispute followed a delay in Najib’s transfer, despite payment of a 50 million ringgit fine required under his conditional royal pardon.
The case has exposed tensions in Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s government, where UMNO backed Najib’s return home while Loke’s Democratic Action Party opposed it.
Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke resigned on Nov 10 after a court cleared former prime minister Najib Razak to serve the rest of his prison sentence under house arrest.
The court order requires Najib to serve the remainder of his SRC International sentence at his Kuala Lumpur residence.
The ruling resolved a dispute over how to implement Najib’s conditional royal pardon.
Loke had opposed house arrest, saying it would send the wrong message given the corruption scandal’s impact on Malaysia.
The dispute exposed tensions in Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s unity government, where UMNO backed Najib’s return home and Loke’s DAP opposed it.
- Who
- Transport Minister Anthony Loke resigned; former prime minister Najib Razak was cleared to serve the remainder of his sentence at home.
- What
- Loke resigned after a court issued a conditional order for Najib to serve the remainder of his SRC International sentence under house arrest.
- When
- Nov 10, 2026.
- Where
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Najib is to serve the sentence at his Jalan Langgak Duta residence.
- Why
- The court ruling resolved a dispute over implementation of Najib’s conditional royal pardon. Loke opposed house arrest, saying it would send the wrong message.
UMNO
Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Najib’s return home
UMNO
UMNO backed Najib’s return home.
Democratic Action Party (DAP)
DAP opposed granting house arrest to Najib.
House arrest
UMNO
UMNO paid the RM50 million fine required under the pardon, allowing Najib to serve the remainder of his SRC International sentence at home.
Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Loke said house arrest would send the wrong message given the scale and impact of the corruption scandal.
A conditional royal pardon was granted to Najib.
Najib’s transfer to house arrest was suspended despite UMNO paying the RM50 million fine.
The Attorney-General’s Chambers applied to rectify the Nov 6 order, and the court issued a new conditional order for Najib to serve the remainder of his SRC International sentence under house arrest.
Loke resigned with immediate effect after the court ruling.
- Minister
- Anthony Loke
- Fine paid
- RM50 million
- New sentence end date
- Aug 23, 2028
- Prison
- Kajang Prison
- Residence
- Jalan Langgak Duta, Kuala Lumpur
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What people are saying
This decision is based on the principles and position I have previously explained
I think by 7.30 pm
The new order does not say that (to be sent back to prison) except that he is to serve the remainder of his SRC International sentence until Aug 23, 2028. It is because the 1MDB case is still on appeal. Anything can change.