Prisons Dept: Najib’s nearly eight-hour outing on Friday was not only for prayers, included hospital check-up and counselling

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The Prisons Department has clarified that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s nearly eight-hour absence from his house arrest residence ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 — The Prisons Department has clarified that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s nearly eight-hour absence from his house arrest residence on Friday was not solely for Friday prayers, as earlier reported.

The department had taken note of media reports that Najib was out of his residence for almost eight hours on November 13.

“His movements on that day began at 10.25am until 6.25pm and did not involve only performing Friday prayers as reported,” the department said in a statement late last night.

According to the department, Najib attended a follow-up medical appointment at the orthopaedic department of Hospital Kuala Lumpur.

The department said he also attended a Quran study session with an ustaz from the Islamic Development Department at Kajang Prison.

It added that he later attended a counselling session with a psychology officer at the prison.

“After all these matters were completed, he was taken home from Kajang Prison at 5.50pm and arrived at his house in Jalan Langgak Duta at 6.25pm,” it said.

The department stressed that “every movement of his is carried out based on the matters and needs that have been determined, and is subject to standard operating procedures, house arrest conditions, and the control and supervision of the Malaysian Prisons Department”.

It said religious activities, healthcare, and rehabilitation and intervention programmes are among the aspects given attention in the management of an individual serving a sentence.

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