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Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is expected to pay the RM50mil fine imposed on him, which would allow him to serve the remainder of his prison time under house arrest.

Unnamed sources have said that the payment would be made by representatives of the former Pekan MP.

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00:01Could Datuk Seri Najib Razak soon be serving his sentence at home?
00:06Unnamed sources say the former Prime Minister is expected to pay
00:10the RM50 million fine imposed on him that would make that possible.
00:14The sources say the payment would be made by representatives of the former Pekan MP.
00:20However, when met by reporters at the court complex,
00:24one of Najib's lawyers, Muhammad Farhan Muhammad Shafi,
00:27said the defence has no instructions on the matter thus far.
00:31Najib was jailed for 12 years and fined RM210 million in 2020,
00:37over RM42 million in SRC international funds.
00:41The sentence was upheld by the federal court in 2022.
00:45In January 2024, the Pardons Board halved his jail term to six years
00:51and cut the fine to RM50 million.
00:53In September, the young di-Pertuan Agong granted a conditional pardon,
00:59allowing house arrest until 23 August 2028.
01:03The condition, the RM50 million fine must be paid first.
01:08UMNO later launched a solidarity fund to crowdfund the amount,
01:12as Najib's personal and family assets remain frozen.
01:15On September 25th, his lawyer, Tan Sri Muhammad Shafi Abdullah,
01:20said Najib did not have the money.
01:23On November 1st, the Attorney General said the fine had not been paid
01:28and no deadline had been set.
01:30For now, there is no confirmation that any payment has been made.
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