Malaysia's king warns against challenging his order allowing house arrest for ex-PM Najib
The palace said the pardon order is unambiguous and must be respected, while the Attorney General’s Chambers seeks a temporary deferment to clarify legal questions.
- On Saturday, Istana Negara declared that King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar's order for former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest is clear and must be respected, warning against challenges to the decree.
- The statement followed a request by the Attorney General's Chambers to temporarily defer Najib's transfer from Kajang Prison, citing legal ambiguities regarding whether the RM50 million fine payment fulfilled his entire prison sentence or only the financial penalty.
- Najib's lawyer Muhammad Farhan Muhammad Shafee confirmed on Friday that his political party, Umno, paid the RM50 million fine, leading to Najib's temporary release from prison before authorities returned him to custody following the Attorney General's intervention.
- Istana Negara emphasized that any attempt to dispute the royal pardon constitutes disobeying the King, noting that the pardon is a royal prerogative under Article 42 of the Federal Constitution that must be upheld to maintain the rule of law.
- Legal questions remain concerning how this house arrest interacts with Najib's separate 15-year prison sentence imposed in 2025, as the current pardon applies only to his reduced six-year sentence from the earlier SRC International case.
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Malaysia's Istana Negara says King's decree on Najib's house arrest is clear, must be respected
KUALA LUMPUR - Istana Negara said today (Nov 7) that His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim's order allowing former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest was clear and unambiguous, and that the royal prerogative of pardon must be respected.In a statement, the palace said all conditions attached to the conditional pardon had been fulfilled, adding that any attempt to challenge the order would …
Malaysian palace says house arrest order for imprisoned ex-leader Najib must be respected – WTOP News
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s national palace said Saturday that the royal decision allowing imprisoned former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest was clear and must be respected, warning that attempts to challenge it amounted to defying the king. The palace statement came a day after...
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Malaysian palace says house arrest order for imprisoned ex-leader Najib must be respected
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's national palace said Saturday that the royal decision allowing imprisoned former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest was clear and must be respected, warning that attempts…
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