Najib may walk out of Kajang Prison next month if High Court stays 15-year 1MDB sentence and RM50m fine is paid, says lawyer

Former PM Najib Razak might leave Kajang Prison for house arrest next month if the High Court stays his 15-year 1MDB sentence on October 14.

A RM50 million fine must be paid for Najib's conditional pardon, enabling him to serve his SRC International sentence at home.

Najib's legal team seeks the stay because the 1MDB sentence could affect his SRC house arrest plans.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak could leave Kajang Prison as early as next month to serve the remainder of his SRC International sentence under house arrest if the High Court grants a stay of his 15-year 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) sentence, his lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah said today.

According to Utusan Malaysia , Shafee said the move could take place if the court grants the stay on October 14 and the RM50 million fine imposed as a condition of Najib’s conditional pardon is paid.

The High Court has fixed October 14 to hear Najib’s application to stay the execution of his 15-year prison sentence in the 1MDB case pending his appeal.

Asked how soon Najib could return home to serve his sentence under house arrest if all the required conditions were met, Shafee said it would depend on whether the necessary preparations had been completed.

“If we are ready, say on October 14 we obtain the stay of sentence and then, God willing, the RM50 million is paid, there is a strong possibility that he could be released on the same day,” he told reporters after court proceedings involving Najib.

“Or there may be arguments in court as to whether his release takes effect on the same day,” he said.

Shafee said the defence had sought the stay of the 1MDB sentence following the conditional pardon granted to Najib.

He said the legal team had previously not sought a stay when Najib was convicted in the 1MDB case because he was already serving his sentence for the SRC International case.

“However, the conditional pardon has changed the situation because the 1MDB sentence could affect Najib’s efforts to serve his SRC International sentence under house arrest,” he said.

“If the SRC sentence ends, the 1MDB sentence will begin, which is why we are seeking the stay, so that the stay has an effect,” he added.

Najib has appealed against his conviction and sentence on four charges of abusing his position and 21 money laundering charges involving RM2.27 billion in 1MDB funds.

The 15-year prison term imposed in the 1MDB case is to begin after he completes his sentence in the SRC International case.

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如果高等法院于 10 月 14 日暂缓执行前总理纳吉布·拉扎克因 1MDB 丑闻而被判处的 15 年监禁，他可能于下个月离开加影监狱，改为居家监禁。

纳吉布获得有条件赦免的条件是支付 5000 万令吉的罚款，这样他就可以在家中服完因 SRC 国际公司事件而被判的刑期。

纳吉布的法律团队寻求暂缓执行判决，因为 1MDB 案的判决可能会影响他与 SRC 达成的软禁计划。

吉隆坡，9月25日讯——前首相拿督斯里纳吉·拉扎克的律师丹斯里穆罕默德·沙菲·阿卜杜拉今天表示，如果高等法院批准暂缓执行其因1MDB丑闻而被判处的15年刑期，纳吉最早可能于下个月离开加影监狱，在家服完剩余的SRC国际公司罪名刑期。

据《马来西亚前锋报》报道，沙菲表示，如果法院在10月14日批准暂缓执行，并且作为纳吉有条件赦免条件而判处的5000万令吉罚款得到支付，那么这一举措就可能发生。

高等法院已定于 10 月 14 日审理纳吉布提出的暂缓执行其在 1MDB 案中 15 年监禁判决的申请，等待其上诉结果。

当被问及如果所有必要条件都满足，纳吉布多久可以回家服刑时，沙菲表示，这取决于必要的准备工作是否已经完成。

“如果我们准备就绪，比如说10月14日我们获得暂缓执行判决，然后，如果上帝保佑，5000万令吉也支付完毕，那么他很有可能当天就能获释，”他在涉及纳吉的法庭审理结束后告诉记者。

“或者，法庭上可能会就他的释放是否于当日生效展开辩论，”他说。

沙菲表示，在纳吉布获得有条件赦免后，辩方曾寻求暂缓执行对 1MDB 的判决。

他说，法律团队之前在纳吉布因 1MDB 案被定罪时没有寻求暂缓执行，因为他当时已经在服 SRC 国际案的刑期。

“然而，有条件赦免改变了局势，因为1MDB案的判决可能会影响纳吉布在家软禁期间服完SRC国际案的刑期，”他说。

“如果SRC案的判决结束，1MDB案的判决就会开始，这就是我们寻求暂缓执行的原因，这样暂缓执行才能产生效果，”他补充道。

纳吉布已就其四项滥用职权罪和 21 项洗钱罪（涉及 1MDB 基金 22.7 亿令吉）的定罪和量刑提出上诉。

他在 1MDB 案中被判处的 15 年监禁刑期，将在他 SRC 国际案刑期结束后开始执行。

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