KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 12): The government has turned down former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s request to include an additional residence in his house arrest conditions.
Najib had written to ask whether arrangements could be made to allow him to serve his house arrest at another residence, according to Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail. However, the government is bound by the Pardons Board decision specifying only one residence, he noted.
“Therefore, we are unable to accede to Datuk Seri Najib's request to include an additional residence as part of the supplementary conditions,” he said during the oral question-and-answer session in the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday.
Najib began serving the remainder of his prison sentence in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case under house arrest at his residence in Jalan Langgak Duta, Kuala Lumpur, on Tuesday, after Umno paid the RM50 million fine required for the house arrest order to be implemented.
Under the conditions set for his house arrest, Najib must remain at his designated residence and cannot move to another property without prior written approval.
He is also prohibited from living with anyone other than his immediate family, comprising his wife, children, sons- and daughters-in-law, and grandchildren, unless prior written approval is obtained. Visitors are likewise not permitted without written authorisation.
Najib is also restricted to using telecommunication devices registered with the Prisons Department and barred from media appearances, social media activity, public statements, attending public functions and participating in political activities.
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