Najib Serves Sentence at Home While Others Were Jailed for Stealing Food

Former prime minister Najib Razak returned home on 10 November after more than four years in Kajang Prison, following a court order allowing him to serve the rest of his SRC International sentence under house arrest.

According to World of Buzz, there are five cases related to those jailed for stealing food. A Kota Bharu father of five got six months for stealing RM394 in groceries including baby formula, with the court also considering a prior cheating conviction.

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A Kuala Terengganu father of two got one month for stealing RM113.70 of items, on a first offence. A Brickfields mother got two months over RM374.69 in groceries, cut to six days by the High Court. A Cheras single mother got three days and a RM500 fine over RM286.91 in frozen food.

A couple got seven months each in 2019 for RM133 of food, both with prior drug convictions.

Najib was sentenced to 12 years and fined RM210 million over RM42 million in SRC funds.

The Pardons Board cut this to six years and RM50 million, and a conditional pardon in September 2026 allowed house arrest if the fine was paid. A court order lets him stay at his Langgak Duta home until 23 August 2028. He is due to return to Kajang on 24 August 2028 for his separate 15-year 1MDB sentence, which he is appealing.