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Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has begun serving the rest of his SRC International sentence under house arrest at his Kuala Lumpur home, with media and police outside.

His lawyer says visitors will need permission, though he has yet to review the full conditions.

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00:02Police are keeping a close watch outside Datuk Seri Najib Razak's home on Jalan Langak Duta
00:07in Kuala Lumpur Wednesday morning as the former Prime Minister begins serving the rest of his
00:12prison sentence under house arrest. Journalists gathered outside, waiting for the latest updates.
00:19Najib arrived at the house last night to serve the remainder of his sentence in the SRC
00:24International case. This follows the High Court's order that he serve the rest of his sentence at
00:30home with immediate effect until August 23, 2028. He will then return to Kajang Prison on August 24
00:38of the same year to serve his prison sentence in connection with the 1MDB case. The house has been
00:45gazetted as a prison and anyone trying to approach will not be allowed through. Only local residents,
00:52food delivery workers and contractors linked to a nearby construction site are being let into the
00:58area. According to lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafi Abdullah, anyone wanting to see Najib will need
01:05permission. He expects visitors will initially have to apply, although he has yet to review the full
01:11house arrest conditions. Shafi added that it is also unclear whether family members will be allowed
01:18to stay with Najib at the house.

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