Najib’s immediate family can stay with him during house arrest, Parliament told

Najib’s immediate family can stay with him during house arrest, Parliament told



Police maintain tight security around former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s residence in Jalan Langgak Duta, Kuala Lumpur, on November 11, 2026. — Bernama pic


Summary

• Under strict home detention conditions, former Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Razak is only allowed to live with immediate family members and is prohibited from using personal mobile phones or appearing on social media.
• Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail detailed in Parliament that these restrictions, mandated by the Pardons Board, limit Najib's residence, movement, and communications.
• He cannot change residence or leave his home without written authorisation and requires prior consent to receive guests.
• Furthermore, any use of communication devices is restricted to those officially registered by the Prisons Department.

First Published: Thursday, 12 Nov 2026 11:48 AM MYT


KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — Only immediate family members are permitted to reside in the same house as Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Razak under strict home detention conditions, which also prohibit the former prime minister from using personal mobile phones or appearing on social media, Parliament was told today.

Speaking during Minister’s Question Time this morning, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail outlined the specific terms stipulated by the Pardons Board governing Najib’s residence, movement, and communications.

Under the residential restrictions, Najib’s immediate family was specifically defined as his spouse, children, sons- and daughters-in-law, and grandchildren.

Anyone outside this immediate circle is barred from residing there without prior written approval.


“The Pardons Board specifies who is permitted to stay; only those individuals may reside there. Beyond that, prior written permission is required,” Saifuddin explained.

He added that Najib is strictly prohibited from moving to another house, building, or premise, and cannot leave the registered address, including to attend Friday prayers, without obtaining written authorisation.

Receiving guests at the residence is similarly prohibited unless prior written consent is granted and Saifuddin said Najib is barred from using any mobile phones or telecommunications devices, except equipment officially registered by the Prisons Department.

The former prime minister is also strictly prohibited from exposing himself to, or appearing in, any media coverage or on any social media platforms.

“The registered device is strictly for the Prisons Department to contact him and verify that he is at the residence,” he said.