KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh has confirmed that the Federal Territories Pardons Board (FTPB) will convene tomorrow morning.

Yeoh, who sits on the board as part of her portfolio, declined to disclose details regarding the agenda, FMT reported.

“Yes, I can confirm that tomorrow at 8.30am, there will be a pardons board meeting.

“We have been called, and that is all I can comment on for now,” she told reporters after an event today.

FMT previously reported that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s application is expected to be among the primary matters tabled before the board during this week's sitting.

It remains unclear whether the board will arrive at an immediate decision or limit the session to preliminary deliberations.

A separate source indicated that the possibility of allowing Najib to serve the remainder of his prison term under house arrest may be broached, though it is uncertain whether that option will be formally deliberated during the morning meeting.

Earlier today, Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said he was hoping for the “best” outcome tomorrow for Najib’s latest application.

Najib, 72, was convicted of misappropriating RM42 million belonging to SRC International and sentenced to 12 years in prison, along with a RM210 million fine. He began serving his sentence at Kajang Prison on Aug 23, 2022.

In 2024, the FT Pardons Board halved his prison term to six years and reduced the fine to RM50 million.

However, Najib and his lawyers subsequently insisted that the partial pardon came with a royal addendum for him to serve out his remaining time at home, eventually suing to have this granted.

On Dec 22 last year, High Court judge Alice Loke dismissed Najib’s application to serve the remainder of his reduced sentence under house arrest. Najib withdrew his appeal against the decision in April this year.