KUALA LUMPUR: The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) today filed an application at the High Court here to review an order allowing former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest.
Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar said the application was based on an order issued by the High Court here on Nov 6.
“The AGC filed an application at the High Court today to review the order issued on Nov 6 and seek a fresh order in line with the conditional pardon granted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on Sept 18,” he said when contacted.
According to the court’s online system, the application is scheduled to be heard before Judge Datuk Aslam Zainuddin at 2.30 pm today.
On Nov 6, Najib paid the RM50 million fine imposed on him in the SRC International Sdn Bhd fund misappropriation case at the High Court Criminal Registry.
In a statement issued on the same day, the AGC announced that the implementation of Najib’s house arrest had been temporarily deferred pending further examination and clarification of the interpretation of the Conditional Pardon Order and the implications of the Order of Discharge issued by the High Court following settlement of the RM50 million fine.
During the deferment, it said Najib would remain at his current place of detention, subject to the powers and directives of the relevant authorities.
On Nov 7, His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, decreed that the implementation of the conditional pardon granted to Najib, which allows him to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest, must be respected in keeping with the principles of Constitutional Monarchy and the Rule of Law.
Sultan Ibrahim also decreed that the conditional pardon order was clear, explicit and unambiguous, and was not related to any other cases involving Najib.
“There should be no room for differences in interpretation, nor should there be prolonged uncertainty over the implementation of a decision that has already received royal assent,” His Majesty said.
The payment was one of the conditions of the conditional pardon granted by the King on Sept 18, which allowed Najib to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest until Aug 23, 2028.
Najib, 73, has been serving his sentence at Kajang Prison since Aug 23, 2022, after being convicted of misappropriating RM42 million belonging to SRC International.
