# Malaysia’s Najib Razak granted house arrest after party pays $12m fine

https://mins.news/en/item/132063

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-06 09:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/6/courts-grant-ex-malaysian-pm-najib-house-arrest-after-12m-royal-pardon?traffic_source=rss

> Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been allowed to move to house arrest after his party, UMNO, raised 50 million ringgit ($12m) through crowdfunding to pay his fine. Najib denies wrongdoing. The decision could stir Malaysia’s political scene, amid questions over the circumstances of his royal pardon.

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