In Putrajaya, Malaysia's King Sultan Ibrahim has granted former Prime Minister Najib Razak a conditional pardon — not an absolution, but a relocation of punishment. The decision, emerging from the Federal Territories Pardons Board, allows Najib to serve his remaining sentence under house arrest until August 2028, provided he pays a reduced fine of RM50 million. It is a reminder that mercy, when it arrives through institutions, often arrives with conditions attached — and that the line between confinement and freedom can be redrawn without being erased.