KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 2026: The DAP Central Executive Committee (CEC) will meet tomorrow to discuss and determine the party's stance and subsequent course of action, in response to the conditional release of former Prime Najib Razak and be placed under house arrest early today.
Its secretary-general Anthony Loke Siew Fook said the party respects the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s power of pardon as enshrined in the Federal Constitution.
"DAP consistently upholds the principles of Constitutional Monarchy and the Supremacy of the Constitution, while also defending the rule of law and the fight against corruption," he said in a statement posted on Facebook.
Najib will be allowed to serve his remaining jail term at home until Aug 23, 2028 subject to him paying a fine of RM50 million, the legal affairs division of the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement early today.
This comes after a conditional pardon granted by king Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar following Najib's appeal to the Federal Territories Pardons Board for house arrest.
He is currently serving a six-year prison term.
The fine is part of his reduced sentence granted by the previous king in January 2024.
Najib was initially sentenced to 12 years’ jail and fined RM210 million in July 2020 on three counts of criminal breach of trust, three counts of money laundering and one count of abuse of power.
The charges involved the transfer of RM42 million from SRC International, a former subsidiary of state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), into his personal bank accounts in 2014 and 2015.
Najib faces another lengthy jail term in a separate 1MDB-related case.
The High Court in December 2025 sentenced him to 15 years in prison and fined him RM11.38 billion on 25 charges of abuse of power and money laundering involving RM2.2 billion misappropriated from 1MDB. The jail term was due to begin in 2028 after he finishes his current sentence.
He has filed an appeal against the verdict and sentence.
Loke said the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) misappropriation scandal stands as the largest corruption scandal in our nation's history.
"It has linked Malaysia to kleptocracy in the eyes of the world, tarnished the country's image, and eroded the trust of the people and investors in the nation's administrative institutions.
"The conviction of Najib in the 1MDB-related case is a matter adjudicated by the courts, and its impact on the country cannot be forgotten," he said.
He stressed that the financial repercussions of this misappropriation continue to be borne by the nation and its people to this day, pointing to a statement by the Ministry of Finance on September 13 2026 that the total 1MDB obligations borne by the government amount to RM51.4 billion, comprising RM42.5 billion already paid by the Government and an outstanding debt of RM8.9 billion.
"From the outset, DAP has consistently demanded justice and accountability regarding the 1MDB scandal.
"We have championed a thorough investigation into this misappropriation and insisted that those responsible face a free and fair legal process.
"We also remain mindful that public outrage over the 1MDB scandal was a key factor leading to the change of government during the 14th General Election in 2018.
"The people's mandate to oppose corruption and the abuse of power remains a core principle upheld by DAP," Loke said, noting that the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh conveyed a stance and views aligned with DAP’s principles while discharging her duties as a member of the Pardons Board.
"As she has explained, these views were expressed honestly and forthrightly in the national interest," loke said.
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