The arrangements for Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his SRC sentence under ‘house arrest’ have exposed complex questions about the execution of prison sentences and the legal framework governing home detention.
His residence has been gazetted as a prison and the RM50m fine has been paid, but questions remain.
So what needs to happen next, and what should the public reasonably be entitled to know about this arrangement? Astro Awani’s Melisa Idris talks to lawyer New Sin Yew and Rania Aljunied, the director of Lawyers for Liberty.
Source: Astro Awani / YouTube
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