Malaysia's Top Court Dismisses Appeal Against Jailed Ex-PM Najib's House Arrest Bid
The Federal Court accepted the addendum order's existence but did not verify its authenticity, remitting the case for further judicial review, officials said.
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Najib's royal addendum bid: Apex Court to rule on A-GC appeal tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Court will decide tomorrow whether Datuk Seri Najib Razak can press ahead with his bid to confirm the existence of a royal “addendum” that could see him serve the rest of his sentence at his home. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
Federal Court Dismisses AGC’s Appeal in Najib’s Royal Addendum Judicial Review Case
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 13 — The Federal Court has dismissed the prosecution’s appeal against the Court of Appeal’s earlier decision to send Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s judicial review application—pertaining to a royal addendum order—back to the High Court for a full hearing. The unanimous decision was delivered by a three-member panel led by Chief Judge of Malaya, Justice Hasnah Mohammed Hashim. Also sitting on the bench were Federal Court judges Justice Z…
Malaysia’s top court dismisses appeal against jailed ex-PM Najib’s house arrest bid
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s top court on Wednesday (Aug 13) dismissed an appeal by the attorney-general to block jailed ex-premier Najib Razak from pursuing access to a royal document that he says would allow him to serve his sentence at home. Najib, imprisoned since August 2022 for his role in the multi-billion dollar 1MDB scandal, has said that an addendum order was issued last year as part of a royal pardon by then-king Al-Sultan Abdullah that h…
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