Stop Making Subjudice Comments On Najib S Addendum Appeal Says Agc

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Former prime minister Najib Razak wants the court to compel the government to execute the supplementary decree, if it exists, by placing him under house arrest. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA: The Attorney-General’s Chambers has urged all parties to stop making statements that are subjudice in nature concerning Najib Razak’s addendum order appeal.
The AGC said the Court of Appeal has fixed Jan 6 to hear Najib’s appeal for leave to commence judicial review proceedings over a purported royal decree placing him under house arrest.
“We ask all parties to respect the court proceedings and not to issue any statements that are subjudice in nature since the court has yet to decide on the appeal,” it said in a brief statement today.
The Court of Appeal will on Jan 6 also hear the former prime minister’s application for leave to adduce fresh evidence in his appeal.
Najib has sought leave to commence proceedings for a judicial review over the purported order. On Thursday, his lawyer, Shafee Abdullah, said new evidence to support the application was recently obtained by Najib’s son, Nizar.
The AGC’s statement comes after several quarters urged Putrajaya to verify the alleged existence of the supplementary royal order for Najib to serve the remainder of his jail term under house arrest.
Earlier today, Perikatan Nasional chief whip Takiyuddin Hassan filed an urgent motion for the Dewan Rakyat to discuss the purported order.
Citing the new evidence from Nizar, Takiyuddin said failure to carry out the royal decree was treacherous and could cause a constitutional crisis.
The High Court in Kuala Lumpur had on July 3 dismissed Najib’s application for leave to commence judicial review proceedings over the purported addendum order.
It ruled that Najib had failed to show he had an arguable case to warrant a full hearing of his proposed judicial review application.
Justice Amarjeet Singh said the statements contained in affidavits filed by Najib, Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and the party’s vice-president, Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail, were hearsay and inadmissible as evidence.
On Feb 2, the Federal Territories Pardons Board announced 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.
In his leave application filed in the High Court on April 1, he claimed that the former king had, during an FTPB meeting on Jan 29, also issued a supplementary decree allowing him to serve the remainder of his reduced jail term under house arrest.
He said the board had omitted to announce the terms of the supplementary decree and that the government was in contempt for not complying with it.
Najib wants the court to compel the government to execute the supplementary decree, if it exists, by placing him under house arrest. - FMT

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