Najib To Pursue Contempt Case Against Terrirudin Despite Ag S Letter

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 Lawyer Shafee Abdullah says they will go ahead with contempt action over the alleged failure to disclose a royal addendum on the house arrest.
(From left) Najib Razak is expected to initiate contempt proceedings against former AG Ahmad Terrirudin Salleh despite a request by current AG Dusuki Mokhtar to think it over.PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Najib Razak will press ahead with contempt proceedings against former attorney-general Ahmad Terrirudin Salleh, despite a letter from current AG Dusuki Mokhtar requesting otherwise
Najib’s lawyer, Shafee Abdullah, said the legal action would be filed within the next one or two weeks after receiving Dusuki’s letter three weeks ago, The Edge reported.
“(The AG) wrote a letter and asked me to reconsider and not to file. So, we are considering it. But, having considered, we still think that we should file the contempt,” he was quoted as saying at a press conference today.
FMT has reached out to Dusuki for comment.
Shafee had first raised the possibility of contempt proceedings in February, accusing Terrirudin of failing to disclose a royal addendum that allegedly permits Najib to serve the rest of his prison sentence under house arrest.
In January, Shafee told the Court of Appeal the document was sent by the palace to Terrirudin on Jan 29.
Terrirudin, who has since been appointed a Federal Court judge, previously declined to comment when asked by reporters about the matter.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim confirmed that the addendum was received by Terrirudin but said it was sent back to Istana Negara after Sultan Ibrahim became the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
Najib has obtained leave from the Court of Appeal to begin judicial review proceedings to compel Putrajaya to execute the addendum issued by the former king, allowing him to serve the remainder of his jail term under house arrest.
The Federal Territories Pardons Board announced on Feb 2 last year that Najib’s prison sentence in his SRC International case had been halved from 12 years to six, and his fine reduced from RM210 million to RM50 million.
Najib is currently serving his jail sentence at Kajang prison. - FMT

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