<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 6): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak should remain in prison until the King’s decree for his house arrest is clarified, the Attorney General said on Friday.</div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>The delay was not meant to dispute the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, but a measure to ensure that his decree and the court’s order are implemented accurately, orderly, and in line with the law, the Attorney General’s Chambers said in a statement.</div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner>“The Attorney General’s Chambers will take the next action after studying and clarifying the matter,” the statement read.</div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

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Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak should remain in prison until the King’s decree for his house arrest is clarified, the Attorney General said on Friday.

Attorney General: Najib should remain in jail until house arrest order clarified

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Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor said on Friday that she has no knowledge of the payment reportedly made to settle the RM50 million&nbsp;fine on her imprisoned husband Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

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Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak should remain in prison until the King’s decree for his house arrest is clarified, the Attorney General said on Friday.

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Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's house arrest has yet to start despite paying the RM50 million fine required by the Federal Territories Pardons Board, Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said on Friday.

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