No house arrest for Najib, High Court decides

No house arrest for Najib, High Court decides




Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak arrives at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Complex, December 22, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Isa
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By Ida Lim
Monday, 22 Dec 2025 10:25 AM MYT


KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak failed in his court bid for house arrest today, which means he has to continue serving the rest of his six-year jail term at Kajang Prison.

High Court judge Alice Loke Yee Ching decided that the former Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s add-on order for Najib’s house arrest is invalid and cannot be carried out.

This is because the Yang di-Pertuan Agong did not follow the requirements under the Federal Constitution's Article 42 when he made the add-on or addendum order for Najib to be placed under house arrest.

“The addendum order was not deliberated nor decided in the 61st Pardons Board meeting. There was no compliance with Article 42, consequently it is not a valid order,” the judge said.


She said this means the Malaysian government has no duty to enforce the house arrest order.

Immediately after the decision, Najib’s lead defence lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah told the High Court that his client would be appealing against today’s decision.

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Shafee: Najib to appeal after High Court rejects house arrest bid



The High Court’s decision today means that Datuk Seri Najib Razak will have to continue serving his jail term at Kajang Prison. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Monday, 22 Dec 2025 10:47 AM MYT


KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 — Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will appeal against the High Court’s decision today, after failing in his court bid to be put on house arrest for the rest of his six-year jail term.

Immediately after the High Court delivered its decision, Najib’s lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah told the judge that he has been instructed by his client to appeal the case.

The High Court’s decision today means that Najib will have to continue serving his jail term at Kajang Prison.

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