Summary
- Earlier reports claimed Najib would pay RM50 million on Wednesday.
- Lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah denies receiving payment instructions.
- Najib remains imprisoned pending settlement of the fine.
KUALA LUMPUR, November 4 — Former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s lawyer, Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, has dismissed reports that his client would pay a RM50 million fine on Wednesday.
To qualify for house arrest. Earlier reports claimed Najib’s representatives were expected to make the payment at the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex.
Shafee said he had received no instructions regarding the settlement. Attorney General Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar previously confirmed that authorities had not received proof of payment.
Najib remains imprisoned under his SRC International conviction, while a reported conditional royal pardon allows house detention until August 23, 2028, subject to payment.
Umno has launched a fundraising campaign to help settle the fine, but has yet to reach its target. Najib is also appealing a separate 1MDB corruption conviction carrying a 15-year prison sentence and RM11.4 billion fine.
