No extra cost to taxpayers for Najib’s 24/7 home detention security, says home minister

Police stand guard outside former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s house along Jalan Langgak Duta in Kuala Lumpur on November 10, 2026. — Picture by Firdaus Latif

By Syed Jaymal Zahiid

First Published: Thursday, 12 Nov 2026 12:58 PM MYT

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — Security arrangements for Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s home detention incur no additional cost to the government as personnel have only been reassigned from existing duties, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail told Parliament today.

Speaking during Minister’s Question Time this morning, Saifuddin explained that Prisons Department officers are stationed at the former prime minister’s residence across three shifts, with three officers assigned per shift alongside a continuous and static police presence.

“Previously they were stationed at Kajang (Prison), and now they are assigned there. So, there are no extra costs,” he said, noting that the arrangement only required redeploying existing personnel.

Saifuddin was responding to Suhaizan Kaiat (PH-Pulai), who also asked if Najib’s entitlements as a former prime minister remain intact.

The minister said while Najib’s pension payments have been stopped, he continues to receive other privileges provided under the Federal Constitution, ministerial circulars, and the Members of Parliament (Remuneration) Act.

These remaining privileges will stay intact for now unless the Prime Minister’s Department decides otherwise.

Saifuddin was also asked about Najib’s daily routine at home, if that will be supervised as well.

The minister replied that there is nothing definitive yet since Najib’s house detention is still in its early stage.

Earlier, Saifuddin told Parliament that Najib would still have to undergo “rehabilitative” programmes that were prescribed for him when he was in Kajang Prison.