Prosecutors charged that Najib abused his position and committed criminal breach of trust and money laundering over RM42 million of SRC International funds paid into his accounts. In the main 1MDB case prosecutors charged him with four counts of abusing his position to receive about RM2.3 billion of 1MDB funds and 21 counts of money laundering involving the same sum.
As of 30 October 2026 Najib remains in Kajang Prison serving the final SRC sentence (he was reported attending a Federal Court matter from prison on 28 October 2026), a conditional pardon for house arrest awaits payment of the RM50 million fine, and his appeal against the 26 December 2025 1MDB conviction is pending after the High Court refused a stay on 14 October 2026.
SRC International verdict (as reported by Al Jazeera). Najib was found guilty on all seven charges, one of abuse of power, three of criminal breach of trust and three of money laundering, and sentenced to 12 years and a RM210 million fine.
Decision on final appeal in the SRC International case (as reported by Malay Mail). The panel unanimously dismissed the appeal, found the convictions on all seven charges safe and the sentence not manifestly excessive, and ordered Najib to begin serving his sentence. The Court of Appeal had upheld the verdict on 8 December 2021.
Statement on the decision of the 29 January meeting. The board halved the prison term to six years with an early release date of 23 August 2028 and reduced the fine to RM50 million. If the fine is unpaid the term is extended by one year.
Judgment on judicial review over the alleged royal addendum (as reported by The Vibes). The court held the addendum allowing house arrest invalid because it was not considered or approved by the Pardons Board as Article 42 of the Federal Constitution requires. Najib later withdrew his appeal, as reported on 27 April 2026.
Verdict and sentence in the main 1MDB case (as reported by The Vibes and the Associated Press). Najib was convicted on four counts of abuse of position and 21 counts of money laundering. He was sentenced to 15 years on each abuse count, concurrent, with fines totalling about RM11.38 billion, the sentence to begin after the SRC term, and was ordered to repay about RM2.08 billion. The judge found the Saudi donation claim incapable of belief.
Statement on conditional pardon. The King consented to a conditional pardon allowing Najib to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest until 23 August 2028, subject to payment of a RM50 million fine, with automatic revocation on breach of conditions.
Decision on application for stay of execution of the 1MDB sentence. The court refused to stay the 15-year term and fines pending appeal, finding the special circumstances test not satisfied.
Last updated 30 October 2026. Spotted an error? See corrections. Every event links to the record it comes from. Allegations are attributed to whoever made them.