Lawyer Shafee rubbishes reports of Najib paying RM50m fine today for house arrest

Datuk Seri Najib Razak's lead counsel, Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, has denied reports that the former Malaysian prime minister will pay his RM50 million fine, which is necessary for enforcing his conditional pardon.

The payment remains unsettled, despite a public fundraising effort by Umno, and the Attorney General has confirmed that no proof of settlement has been received.

As a result, Najib remains incarcerated, awaiting further steps to serve the remainder of his sentence under house detention following a royal decree in September.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak's lead defence counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah has dismissed speculation that the imprisoned former prime minister is paying his RM50 million fine today, saying he has received no instructions regarding any settlement.

Speaking to reporters at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex, Shafee rejected earlier media reports suggesting that a representative would deliver the multi-million-ringgit payment to court registry officials this morning, FMT reported.

“I did not receive any instructions on this. Maybe some reporters created this news,” Shafee told reporters at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex.

Settling the RM50 million penalty serves as the prerequisite to activate the conditional pardon granted by His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, in September. Under the decree, the 73-year-old former premier would be permitted to serve the remainder of his reduced prison term under house detention until Aug 23, 2028, subject to administrative terms set by authorities.

The lack of payment follows remarks on Sunday by Attorney General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar, who confirmed that the prosecution had not received proof of settlement. Dusuki noted that while the royal pardon does not impose a rigid deadline, Najib must remain behind bars in Kajang Prison for as long as the fine stays unpaid.

The uncertainty also coincides with an ongoing public fundraising drive launched by Umno to help its former president cover the sum. Speaking at an event in Melaka yesterday, Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki acknowledged that the party's crowdfunding campaign has yet to reach the RM50 million target needed to settle the fine.

Najib was imprisoned in August 2022 after the Federal Court upheld his conviction for abuse of power, criminal breach of trust, and money laundering involving RM42 million from SRC International Sdn Bhd, which originally carried a 12-year jail term and an RM210 million fine.

In January 2024, the Federal Territories Pardons Board halved his sentence to six years and reduced the fine to RM50 million. Najib is separately appealing a December 2025 High Court conviction in the 1MDB corruption trial, where he was sentenced to 15 years in prison and fined RM11.4 billiona.

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拿督斯里纳吉·拉扎克的首席律师丹斯里穆罕默德·沙菲·阿卜杜拉否认了有关这位马来西亚前总理将支付5000万令吉罚款的报道，这笔罚款是执行其有条件赦免所必需的。

尽管巫统发起了公开筹款活动，但款项仍未结清，总检察长也证实尚未收到任何结算证明。

因此，纳吉布仍被监禁，等待进一步措施，以便在9月份的皇家法令颁布后，以居家监禁的方式服完剩余刑期。

吉隆坡，11月4日讯——拿督斯里纳吉·拉扎克的首席辩护律师丹斯里穆罕默德·沙菲·阿卜杜拉驳斥了有关这位被监禁的前首相将于今日支付5000万令吉罚款的猜测，称他没有收到任何关于和解的指示。

据 FMT 报道，沙菲在吉隆坡法院大楼接受记者采访时，否认了早前媒体关于其代表将于今天上午向法院登记官员交付数百万令吉款项的报道。

“我没有收到任何相关指示。也许是一些记者捏造了这条新闻，”沙菲在吉隆坡法院大楼告诉记者。

缴纳5000万令吉罚款是激活马来西亚最高元首苏丹易卜拉欣陛下9月颁布的有条件赦免令的先决条件。根据该法令，这位73岁的前首相将被允许在家监禁，直至2028年8月23日，期间可继续服完剩余的减刑刑期，但需遵守当局制定的行政条款。

此前，总检察长丹斯里莫哈末杜苏基·莫克塔尔周日发表声明，证实检方尚未收到和解证明。杜苏基指出，虽然皇家特赦令并未规定严格的期限，但只要纳吉布未缴纳罚款，他就必须继续被关押在加影监狱。

这份不确定性恰逢巫统发起公开募捐活动，旨在帮助其前主席支付罚款。巫统总秘书拿督斯里阿斯拉夫·瓦吉迪·杜苏基昨日在马六甲出席活动时承认，该党的众筹活动尚未达到支付罚款所需的5000万令吉目标。

2022 年 8 月，联邦法院维持了对纳吉布滥用职权、刑事失信和洗钱的定罪，涉及 SRC International Sdn Bhd 的 4200 万令吉，纳吉布因此被判入狱。最初的判决是 12 年监禁和 2.1 亿令吉罚款。

2024年1月，联邦直辖区赦免委员会将他的刑期减半至六年，并将罚款减少至5000万令吉。纳吉布还就2025年12月高等法院在1MDB贪污案中的判决提出上诉，该判决判处他15年监禁并罚款114亿令吉。

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