Najib not eligible for 'home detention' proposal, says Saifuddin

B Nantha KumarPublished: Mar 4, 2024 9:19 AM | Updated: Mar 4, 2024 10:36 AM

Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has assured that the incarcerated former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak is not on the list of prisoners who will be serving time via home arrest.

The minister told Malaysiakini that only prisoners who are serving less than four years of jail time, senior citizens, pregnant women and people with disabilities will be on the home detention list.

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