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Yeoh denies signing Najib's house arrest order, calls document fake
Published: Sep 18, 2026 7:46 AM
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh has denied signing a house arrest order for imprisoned former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak, saying the document circulating on social media is fake.
“I have never signed a house arrest order such as the one currently circulating on social media. The Pardons Board has yet to convene.
“Please do not circulate this fake document. My press secretary has lodged a report with the authorities,” she said in a social media post late last night.
Earlier, Yeoh’s press secretary Ahmad Fazli Yadi also denied that the minister had signed the letter, describing it as slander.
“I deny that it is the official signature (of Yeoh on the document), and it is clear this is pure slander. It is not Yeoh’s signature.
“I will file a report with authorities soon,” he said on Threads.
The circulation of the letter, which also bore a “royal seal”, comes amid a news report that the Federal Territories Pardons Board is scheduled to reconvene today (Sept 18) to consider Najib’s application, just a week after the matter was deferred.
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Najib's application postponed
Following the previous meeting, the Legal Affairs Division of the Prime Minister’s Department said the Yang di-Pertuan Agong had consented to defer Najib’s application to the board’s next meeting.
At the same meeting, the Agong also consented to the release of 65 prisoners, with non-citizens to be deported to their countries of origin within six months.
On Wednesday, Yeoh said any views she had expressed concerning Najib during the previous Pardons Board meeting were made with the nation’s interests in mind.
"I have stated my views honestly, guided by my conscience, and with the best interests of the nation in mind. In accordance with Article 42 of the Federal Constitution, the authority and final decision rest with the Agong, including the decision to defer Najib's pardon bid," she said.
The possibility of Najib’s application being considered has also triggered a war of words between Pakatan Harapan and Umno.
This followed a statement by the Harapan presidential council which, without naming anyone, said individuals convicted of corruption or abuse of power, particularly in high-profile cases, should serve the full sentences handed down by the courts.
Najib began serving a 12-year prison term in 2022 after being convicted in the SRC International corruption case. In 2024, the Pardons Board halved his sentence and reduced the RM210 million fine to RM50 million.
In December last year, Najib was convicted of corruption for a second time and sentenced to 15 years in jail over the 1MDB case, together with an RM11.38 billion fine, which he will serve after completing his SRC sentence.
Following the previous meeting, the Legal Affairs Division of the Prime Minister’s Department said the Yang di-Pertuan Agong had consented to defer Najib’s application to the board’s next meeting.
At the same meeting, the Agong also consented to the release of 65 prisoners, with non-citizens to be deported to their countries of origin within six months.
On Wednesday, Yeoh said any views she had expressed concerning Najib during the previous Pardons Board meeting were made with the nation’s interests in mind.
"I have stated my views honestly, guided by my conscience, and with the best interests of the nation in mind. In accordance with Article 42 of the Federal Constitution, the authority and final decision rest with the Agong, including the decision to defer Najib's pardon bid," she said.
The possibility of Najib’s application being considered has also triggered a war of words between Pakatan Harapan and Umno.
This followed a statement by the Harapan presidential council which, without naming anyone, said individuals convicted of corruption or abuse of power, particularly in high-profile cases, should serve the full sentences handed down by the courts.
Najib began serving a 12-year prison term in 2022 after being convicted in the SRC International corruption case. In 2024, the Pardons Board halved his sentence and reduced the RM210 million fine to RM50 million.
In December last year, Najib was convicted of corruption for a second time and sentenced to 15 years in jail over the 1MDB case, together with an RM11.38 billion fine, which he will serve after completing his SRC sentence.
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