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Najib's frozen assets delay RM50m house arrest payment
Najib's lawyers say frozen assets may block RM50m fine payment for house arrest.
In brief
Najib's lawyers say frozen assets may block RM50m fine payment for house arrest. Najib's frozen assets could prevent him from paying the RM50 million fine required for house arrest until conditions are met. Originally reported by Malay Mail.
Najib's lawyers warn
Lawyers for ex-prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak say he remains in Kajang Prison as frozen assets could complicate RM50 million fine payment for house arrest.
“a significant part of najib's assets remained subject to freezing orders and enforcement proceedings”
Frozen assets block payment
His lawyers state a significant part of his wealth remains frozen due to government enforcement proceedings, limiting his ability to pay the fine.
“his ability to satisfy the condition therefore turns in part on matters that do not lie in his own hands”
House arrest conditions
Najib will only be moved to house arrest once he meets the RM50 million payment requirement and other conditions.
Legal requirement
Attorney General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar confirmed Najib must pay the RM50 million fine at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Registrar's Office first.
Conditional pardon
The Federal Territories Pardons Board granted Najib a conditional pardon allowing house arrest until August twenty-third, two thousand twenty-eight.
Gratitude expressed
Najib thanked the King, Federal Territories Pardons Board, and Umno leadership for supporting his conditional release.
The one thing
Najib's frozen assets could prevent him from paying the RM50 million fine required for house arrest until conditions are met.
