Summary
  • Najib spent eight hours outside his residence on November 13.
  • Activities included hospital treatment, Friday prayers and rehabilitation sessions.
  • Prisons Department says movements complied with house arrest conditions.

KUALA LUMPUR, November 14 — Malaysia’s Prisons Department clarified that former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s eight-hour outing from his house arrest residence Friday.

Involved medical, religious and rehabilitation activities. The department said Najib left at 10.25am for an orthopaedic follow-up appointment at Kuala Lumpur Hospital.

He subsequently attended Friday prayers at Kajang Prison Mosque, followed by Quranic studies with a JAKIM religious teacher and counselling with a prison psychologist.

Najib departed Kajang Prison at 5.50pm and returned to his Jalan Langgak Duta residence at 6.25pm. Authorities said all movements complied with established procedures and supervision requirements.