KUALA LUMPUR: There's been a sudden flurry of police activity outside the home of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak at 4pm on Tuesday (Nov 10).
Just before 4pm, a large number of police vehicles and trucks began arriving at the road outside Najib’s home.
The police then began setting up police tent posts, and swiftly cordoned off the road in preparation of Najib's potential arrival.
This comes as the Kuala Lumpur High Court has ordered Najib to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest until Aug 23, 2028.
Najib was earlier spotted leaving the Kajang Prison complex at 2.40pm in a sports utility vehicle (SUV).
Previously, Najib was convicted in July 2020 of misappropriating RM42mil from SRC International Sdn Bhd and sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment and a RM210mil fine.
On Feb 2 2024, the Pardons Board announced that Najib had received a 50% reduction in his sentence, from 12 years to six years with his fine also reduced from RM210mil to RM50mil.
On Sept 18, the Legal Affairs Division of the Prime Minister's Department, which serves as the Pardons Board secretariat, announced that His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, had consented to granting Najib a conditional pardon.
The decision allowed the former prime minister to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest until Aug 23, 2028, subject to payment of the RM50mil fine.
On Nov 6, Najib's defence council confirmed that his client had paid the RM50mil fine imposed in the SRC case at the Kuala Lumpur High Court.
However, on the same day, the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) announced that implementation of the house arrest arrangement had been temporarily deferred.
It said further examination and clarification were needed on the interpretation of the conditional pardon order and the implications of the Order of Discharge issued by the High Court.
