Najib sought approval for second house under house arrest, says Saifuddin

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak had submitted a written request to be allowed to use a second residence while serving the remainder of his sentence under house arrest.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said the request could not be accommodated yet as the Pardons Board had expressly designated No. 11, Jalan Langgak Duta, as Najib's residence under the conditional pardon order.

Responding to a supplementary question from Suhaizan Kaiat (PH-Pulai) in the Dewan Rakyat, Saifuddin said the conditions governing Najib's house arrest came from three sources.

The first set was stipulated by the Pardons Board in its decision granting Najib a conditional pardon in the form of house arrest.

The second comprised additional conditions formulated by the Prisons Department for supervision and monitoring, including the necessary instructions and procedures under the Prisons Act.

The third involved requests made by Najib himself, including his written application to be allowed to use another house.

"At present, we are bound by the Pardons Board's decision, which specifies only one residence. Therefore, we are unable to accommodate Datuk Seri Najib's request to include another house under the additional conditions," he said.