Malaysia: Court of Appeals allows ex-PM to challenge existence of ‘house arrest’ order
The Court of Appeal today allowed former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s appeal against the dismissal of his bid to compel the Malaysian government to produce a purported “supplementary order” from the previous Yang di-Pertuan Agong that would see him serve the remainder of his jail sentence under “house arrest.”
The three judges who sat on the Bench were split in their decision, with Datuk Azhahari Kamal Ramli and Datuk Seri Mohd Firuz Jaffril ruling in favour of Najib while Datuk Azizah Nawawi, who chaired the panel, dissented.
The majority ruling also allowed Najib to adduce additional evidence to support his claim of the existence of such an addendum.
Today’s ruling means that Najib is allowed to have the merits of his judicial review of a purported addendum issued by the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong – which permits him to serve the remainder of his six-year prison sentence under house arrest – heard by the High Court.
Malaymail
