In September this year, Malaysia King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar granted Najib a conditional pardon allowing him to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest until Aug 23, 2028, subject to payment of the court-ordered fine.
His party, United Malays National Organisation, paid the fine on Nov 6 following a crowdfunding campaign organised by supporters of the former prime minister.
The house arrest applies only to his reduced six-year sentence in the first trial. It does not cover a separate 15-year prison sentence imposed in December 2025 for corruption and money laundering in a second major trial tied to the 1MDB scandal. Najib is appealing that sentence.
In a written application, the Attorney-General specified that Najib should “be transferred back to Kajang Prison on Aug 24, 2028, to serve the sentence imposed on him in the 1MDB case”.