Anthony Loke has resigned as Transport Minister with immediate effect after the Kuala Lumpur High Court on 10 November 2026 confirmed that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will serve the rest of his sentence under house arrest. Loke, who is DAP secretary-general, had pledged since September that he would step down once Najib began house arrest, after the Pardons Board decided on 18 September to allow it.
The Rakyat Post reported that the court threw out a flawed release order issued on 6 November and replaced it with a legally sound house-confinement warrant. That means Najib is now officially under house arrest, at least until August next year. Najib had settled a RM50 million payment at the High Court on 6 November, and he was originally convicted in the SRC International case, for which he received a 12-year prison term and a RM210 million fine.
Loke has said DAP respects the powers of the king but cannot accept the decision, noting that no one convicted of corruption had previously been placed under house arrest. The other DAP ministers are staying in the cabinet. It is not yet clear who will take over the Transport Ministry portfolio, and Najib still faces other legal matters, including an appeal in the 1MDB case.
News sources (nofollow): Paultan.org | The Rakyat Post | Malay Mail | Malaysiakini
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