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Saifuddin to detail Najib's house arrest conditions in Parliament tomorrow
Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail is expected to address queries concerning former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak’s house arrest in the Dewan Rakyat tomorrow.
The minister affirmed the matter in a brief message to the New Straits Times, in response to questions on the conditions and restrictions governing Najib’s house arrest, including whether other family members can reside with him and whether he will be permitted visitors.
The appeal for clarity came after...
Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail is expected to address queries concerning former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak’s house arrest in the Dewan Rakyat tomorrow.
The minister affirmed the matter in a brief message to the New Straits Times, in response to questions on the conditions and restrictions governing Najib’s house arrest, including whether other family members can reside with him and whether he will be permitted visitors.
The appeal for clarity came after Najib arrived at his Jalan Langgak Duta residence in Kuala Lumpur from Kajang Prison last night to serve the remainder of his prison sentence in the SRC International case under house arrest.
The former premier’s return home followed a Kuala Lumpur High Court order issued after he fulfilled an RM50 million fine, which was a prerequisite under the Sept 18 conditional pardon granted to Najib by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar.
Although permitted to serve the remainder of his SRC International case sentence at home until Aug 23, 2028, Najib still faces other legal processes, including an appeal against his conviction and sentence in the main 1MDB case.
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Najib’s residence was previously gazetted as a prison, with a federal gazette dated Nov 6 detailing that Saifuddin had exercised his ministerial powers under Section 3 of the Prisons Act 1995 to declare the property a prison.
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Besides Saifuddin’s much-awaited response, tomorrow’s Dewan Rakyat session will also see Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim addressing some queries himself.
Dewan Rakyat speaker Johari Abdul told Parliament today that Anwar is scheduled to answer questions fielded during the Prime Minister's Question Time session in the lower house.
Pending the release of the Order Paper for tomorrow's sitting, it is unknown what questions Anwar will face, including whether any will be on Najib's house arrest.
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The session was initially scheduled for yesterday, but the Dewan Rakyat only resumed today after a two-day break for Deepavali celebrations.
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Q1 If No. 11 Jalan Langgak Duta has being declared as Prison for Najib the Prisoner for his house arrest; what about those other residents staying inside the same building, are they too consider Prisoners or Visitors of No. 11, Jalan Langgak Duta ? Q2 Can the Prisoner Najib being allow to communicate with other Residents in the said Prison building ? Q3 Can the Prisoner Najib access to all source of communications, Computers, WIFI, TV, Handphone, entertainment devices, Visitors as and when he likes ? Q4 Who pays for the Prison Guards and how many Guards being assign to his Prison House for the security ? Q5 Can Prisoner Najib access to Swimming pool and gardens in the compound ? Q6 What are the do & don't of his house arrest condition ?
Saifuddin, a minister does not use his discretionary powers to facilitate a miscarriage of justice. You use those powers to right it NOT wrong it! The damage is done. What are you going to say? In this house arrest his family will be residing with him? They are also under house arrest? How absurd can you get? From absurdity to more absurdity! Why didn’t you advise the PM that it is impossible for the Home Ministry to implement this since the constitution makes no provision and provided a sound explanation for your reasons? That’s doing your job and not being a “Yes” man.
Am also anxious uto know if the govt is going to pay rental on the property since it's using it as a prison. 2. How many more prisoners will be housed in this prison. 3. NR be living here alone or with his entire family?. 4. Will this prison be having guards?. 5. Will their be maids to prepare his food attend to other needs?
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