00:01Pay the RM50 million fine and former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak goes home?
00:07Not so fast. Lawyers say it's a longer process and house arrest still comes with strict limits.
00:15Criminal lawyer Rida Abdah Subri says that paying the fine does not mean immediate release.
00:21The KL High Court Registrar must first confirm payment,
00:25then the authorities verify it and make the arrangements to transfer him.
00:30The Prisons Department will issue the detailed conditions for his release.
00:34This matters because Malaysia has no specific law on house arrest.
00:39Those arrangements would likely cover the approved residence,
00:43plus conditions on supervision, movement, reporting and security.
00:48Another criminal lawyer Tripadjit Singh says house arrest is still imprisonment.
00:53Najib's movement would generally be limited to the designated premises and leaving would need approval.
01:00Visits by outsiders could also be restricted.
01:04And authorities must clarify whether the residence has been declared a prison under the Prisons Act
01:10and what counts as a breach.
01:12So even if the fine is paid, there are still steps before any house arrest begins.
01:23And everybody knows the Prisons Act.
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