house arrest
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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak can serve the remaining two years of his abuse of power sentence under house arrest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Last September, Patricia Kadgien and her husband were charged with concealment and placed under house arrest after a search of her property initially failed to find the painting.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Jair Bolsonaro, 71, served several months in prison before being allowed in March to be confined under house arrest due to health issues.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Moraes had also previously denied Milei permission to visit the former president while he was under house arrest in Brasilia.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Finally, I was going to escape from house arrest.
From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez
