KUALA LUMPUR: After spending over four years behind bars, Datuk Seri Najib Razak has returned to his Jalan Langgak Duta residence to begin serving his house arrest sentence.
The former prime minister was escorted to his residence while riding inside a grey SUV at around 9.35pm on Tuesday (Nov 10).
The vehicle was part of a significant police escort of 10 police vehicles that was led by two police motorcycles.
Najib's arrival was met by brief rallying cries of “Bossku” by a handful of his supporters waiting outside the police checkpoint.
Upon arriving in front of Najib's home, the 73-year-old was spotted being quickly escorted into his home by police officers who had been on standby outside his home over the last hour or so.
This comes after the Kuala Lumpur High Court allowed Najib to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest with immediate effect after an application by the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) to review an earlier release order issued on Nov 6.
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 counsel 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.
