REQUEST FOR TWO HOUSE ARREST LOCATIONS REJECTED
The Pardons Board set out four categories of restrictions covering Najib’s residence and personal associations, movement and visitors, the use of telephones and telecommunications devices, and participation in rehabilitation and intervention programmes.
Najib is required to serve his house arrest at No 11 Jalan Langgak Duta and cannot move to another house, building or premises. He is not allowed to leave the residence without written approval, although Saifuddin said prison officers would take him to Friday prayers.
Only his family members – including his wife, children, sons- and daughters-in-law and grandchildren – are permitted to live with him. Anyone else must obtain written permission before staying at the property.
Najib had submitted a written request for a second residence to be included in his house arrest arrangements, but Saifuddin said it could not be approved because the Pardons Board had specified only the Jalan Langgak Duta property.
Najib is also barred from using phones and other telecommunications devices other than those registered with the Prisons Department for the purpose of verifying his presence at home and enabling prison authorities to contact him.
He must not deliberately appear in media coverage or on social media platforms, and is prohibited from making statements or comments to the media.
Najib is also barred from attending social gatherings or taking part in political activities, and must participate in the rehabilitation programmes required under his house arrest conditions.
Saifuddin said the restrictions came from the Pardons Board’s conditional pardon, supplemented by supervision and operational requirements imposed by the Prisons Department.
The department is responsible for implementing the conditions and ensuring compliance, while its commissioner-general has the authority to establish additional procedures for monitoring and supervision.
