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Najib Razak weighs conditional pardon amid RM50 million fine

By Drooid · Sep 20, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC · How we work

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Najib Razak is studying his conditional pardon granted by King Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar on Sept 18, 2026.
Transfer to house arrest requires Najib to pay a RM50 million (US$12.3 million) court fine.
Significant assets, bank accounts and properties remain under freezing orders, limiting his ability to pay.
Najib thanked Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and UMNO’s supreme council for their support.
Shafee & Co issued a statement on Najib’s behalf on Sept 20, 2026.

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Najib Razak is studying his conditional pardon granted by King Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar on Sept 18, 2026.
Transfer to house arrest requires Najib to pay a RM50 million (US$12.3 million) court fine.
Significant assets, bank accounts and properties remain under freezing orders, limiting his ability to pay.
Najib thanked Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and UMNO’s supreme council for their support.
Shafee & Co issued a statement on Najib’s behalf on Sept 20, 2026.