Malaysia attorney-general defends move to halt Najib’s house arrest order despite palace warning
The attorney-general said court clarification is needed on whether Najib Razak has completed his first sentence and when his second term begins.
- On Saturday, Malaysia's attorney-general defended seeking legal clarification over a royal order allowing former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve his sentence under house arrest, rejecting accusations of treason against King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar.
- The national palace issued a public rebuke Saturday, insisting King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar's prerogative of pardon for Najib was clear and must be respected, warning that challenging the decree amounts to defying royal command.
- Najib left prison Friday after his political party paid a $12.3 million fine to enable the house arrest order, but authorities returned him to prison hours later following the attorney-general's intervention.
- Seeking legal certainty, the attorney-general's office stated court clarification is required to determine whether Najib completed his first sentence, which directly affects when his separate 15-year sentence begins.
- The standoff is unusual in Malaysia, where a rare public clash between the national palace and the government's legal office depicts constitutional tensions over implementing royal decrees.
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Malaysia attorney-general defends move to halt Najib’s house arrest order despite palace warning
Malaysia's attorney-general is defending his seeking of legal clarification over a royal order allowing former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve his sentence under house arrest.
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Malaysia attorney-general defends move to halt Najib's house arrest order despite palace warning
Malaysia's attorney-general is defending his seeking of legal clarification over a royal order allowing former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve his sentence under house arrest.
MELAKA: Perikatan Nasional (PN) candidate for the Kesidang State Legislative Assembly seat, Albert Kok, has lodged a police report against Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohd. Dusuki Mokhtar regarding the issue of the postponement of the implementation of former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's house arrest. Albert said this is to urge the police to investigate the actions that allegedly obstructed the implementation of the conditional pard…
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