Report: Najib will pay RM50m fine today to unlock house arrest

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is expected to pay a RM50 million fine, enabling a transfer from Kajang Prison to house arrest, as part of a conditional pardon from Sultan Ibrahim.

This payment fulfills a key condition of his reduced sentence due to misappropriating funds from SRC International Sdn Bhd.

Despite the house arrest arrangement, Najib continues to face numerous legal challenges, including a recent 15-year prison sentence and RM11.4 billion fine over the 1MDB scandal, with multiple ongoing civil suits against him.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is reportedly set to pay his RM50 million fine today, satisfying the core condition required to transfer him from Kajang Prison to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest.

Citing a source, the New Straits Times reported that a representative of the 73-year-old former premier is scheduled to deliver the payment at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex this morning.

Settling the financial penalty is the mandatory condition attached to the conditional pardon granted by His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, on Sept 18 during the 64th meeting of the Federal Territories Pardons Board at Istana Negara.

The royal decree permits Najib to serve the remainder of his reduced custodial term at home until Aug 23, 2028.

On Sunday, Attorney General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar said that the Attorney General’s Chambers had yet to receive proof of payment. Dusuki noted that while the pardon carried no fixed deadline for settlement, Najib was legally required to remain incarcerated in prison for as long as the fine stayed outstanding.

The fine forms part of Najib's conviction over the misappropriation of RM42 million from SRC International Sdn Bhd. The Kuala Lumpur High Court originally sentenced him in July 2020 to 12 years’ imprisonment and a RM210 million fine, penalties that were upheld by the Federal Court in August 2022.

The Pardons Board subsequently halved his prison term to six years and reduced the fine to RM50 million during its 61st meeting on Jan 29, 2024.

Notwithstanding the house arrest, Najib still faces separate legal jeopardy from ongoing criminal and civil proceedings.

On Dec 26 last year, the High Court sentenced him to 15 years in prison and imposed an RM11.4 billion fine after convicting him of four counts of abuse of power and 21 counts of money laundering involving RM2.3 billion from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), a verdict he appealed on Dec 29.

In a civil suit, the High Court on March 31 ordered Najib to repay US$1.3 billion to SRC International for breach of fiduciary duties. Enforcement of the order is stayed pending his appeal.

He also faces two other suits, filed by SRC International and Gandingan Mentari Sdn Bhd in 2021, as well as a US$5.64 billion civil suit by 1MDB and four of its subsidiaries. All remain before the courts.

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马来西亚前总理拿督斯里纳吉·拉扎克预计将支付 5000 万令吉的罚款，从而可以从加影监狱转移到家中软禁，这是苏丹易卜拉欣有条件赦免的一部分。

这笔款项满足了他因挪用 SRC International Sdn Bhd 的资金而减刑的一个关键条件。

尽管被软禁在家，纳吉布仍面临诸多法律挑战，包括最近因 1MDB 丑闻被判处 15 年监禁和 114 亿令吉罚款，此外还有多起民事诉讼正在进行中。

吉隆坡，11月4日讯——据报道，前首相拿督斯里纳吉·拉扎克将于今日缴纳5000万令吉罚款，满足将其从加影监狱转移至家中软禁服刑的核心条件。

《新海峡时报》援引消息人士的话报道称，这位73岁的前总理的代表将于今天上午在吉隆坡法院大楼交付这笔款项。

缴纳罚款是马来西亚最高元首苏丹易卜拉欣陛下于9月18日在国家皇宫举行的联邦直辖区赦免委员会第64次会议上授予的有条件赦免的强制性条件。

皇家法令允许纳吉布在家服完剩余的减刑期，直至 2028 年 8 月 23 日。

周日，总检察长丹斯里莫哈末杜苏基·莫克塔尔表示，总检察署尚未收到缴款证明。杜苏基指出，虽然赦免令没有规定缴款期限，但根据法律规定，只要罚款未缴清，纳吉布就必须继续服刑。

这项罚款是纳吉因挪用SRC国际有限公司4200万令吉而被定罪的一部分。吉隆坡高等法院最初于2020年7月判处他12年监禁和2.1亿令吉罚款，联邦法院于2022年8月维持了原判。

赦免委员会随后在 2024 年 1 月 29 日举行的第 61 次会议上，将他的刑期减半至六年，并将罚款减少至 5000 万令吉。

尽管被软禁在家，纳吉布仍面临来自正在进行的刑事和民事诉讼的其他法律风险。

去年 12 月 26 日，高等法院判处他 15 年监禁，并处以 114 亿令吉的罚款，罪名是四项滥用职权罪和 21 项洗钱罪，涉及一马发展有限公司 (1MDB) 的 23 亿令吉。他于 12 月 29 日对该判决提出上诉。

3月31日，高等法院在民事诉讼中裁定纳吉布因违反信托义务，须向SRC国际公司偿还13亿美元。该裁决目前暂缓执行，等待纳吉布的上诉结果。

他还面临另外两起诉讼，分别是SRC International和Gandingan Mentari Sdn Bhd于2021年提起的，以及1MDB及其四家子公司提起的56.4亿美元的民事诉讼。所有这些案件目前仍在审理中。

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