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PUTRAJAYA, November 10, 2026 — The Ministry of Home Affairs (KDN) is ready to implement the Kuala Lumpur High Court decision of November 10, 2026, which ordered that the Discharge Order Upon Payment of Fine dated November 6, 2026 be set aside and replaced with the Conditional Pardon Order, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said in a media statement issued today.
Under that court order, former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak must serve the remaining six-year prison term under house arrest at No. 11, Jalan Langgak Duta, Taman Duta, Kuala Lumpur, until August 23, 2028, the statement said.
The ministry said it respects the royal pardon granted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong under Article 42 of the Federal Constitution.
KDN said the earlier delay in carrying out the house arrest was due to legal questions on the interpretation of the Conditional Pardon Order and on the legal effect of the November 6 Discharge Order. It said today’s High Court ruling had clarified those questions.
The ministry also said it respects the Attorney-General’s Chambers’ (AGC) stance that the issues be clarified through the judicial process. The statement said the duty of the ministry and the Prisons Department is to implement the decision in accordance with the law and valid court orders.
The AGC had earlier on November 10 filed an application at the High Court asking for a fresh discharge order in line with the conditional pardon. Implementation of the house arrest had been deferred after Najib’s RM50 million fine was paid on November 6 and the original Discharge Order was issued the same day.
The conditional pardon, granted on September 18, 2026, provided for Najib to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest until August 23, 2028, once the fine had been paid. Before today’s ruling, Saifuddin had said that moving Najib to house arrest before the court clarified the November 6 Discharge Order could risk a claim of wrongful detention.
The AGC had argued that the wording of the November 6 order required judicial clarification, including on whether payment of the fine settled only the financial penalty, leaving the prison term to be served at home, or whether it could be read as bringing the SRC International sentence to an end.
The statement described the matter as a high-profile case with political implications. “All parties need to handle this matter maturely and responsibly, without allowing political polemics to undermine public confidence in the institutions of the state,” it said.
“The government will continue to defend the position and role of the institution of the Malay Rulers within the framework of constitutional monarchy, while upholding the supremacy of the Constitution, the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary,” the statement said.
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