KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 28 -- A Bill on house detention is in its final stage of review, but it is aimed at remand prisoners and not convicted inmates, the Home Ministry told Parliament, even as a similar arrangement is being prepared for former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

In a written parliamentary reply tabled on Tuesday, the ministry said it is drafting a house detention Bill that focuses on remand prisoners.

"[At] present there is no specific legal provision under the Home Ministry or the Malaysian Prisons Department that allows a prisoner to serve a prison sentence at their own residence through a house detention mechanism.

"In this regard, the Home Ministry is drafting a Bill on house detention that focuses on remand prison...