The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) has filed an application at the High Court to review the release order involving former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar confirmed the application when contacted today, saying it was filed in relation to the order issued by the court on November 6.
He said the application was aimed at obtaining a fresh release order that would be consistent with the conditional pardon granted to Najib by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on September 18.
“The application seeks a new release order in line with the conditional pardon granted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on September 18,” he said.
Through the application, the AGC is asking the court to review the existing order to ensure its implementation complies with the terms of Najib’s royal pardon.
On November 6, Najib reportedly paid the RM50 million fine at the High Court’s revenue and deposit payment counter, paving the way for him to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest.
However, he was returned to Kajang Prison after undergoing a medical examination at Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL).
The AGC subsequently announced that the implementation of the house arrest arrangement had been temporarily deferred while it sought further clarification on the interpretation of the conditional pardon granted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
The latest development follows Mohd Dusuki’s earlier remarks about apparent defects in the release order.
He had stressed that official legal documents must be prepared with due care to avoid disputes, particularly over the accuracy of legal terminology.
On September 18, Najib received a conditional pardon from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Ibrahim, allowing him to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest until August 23, 2028.
According to the Legal Affairs Division (BHEUU) of the Prime Minister’s Department, the conditional pardon was subject to Najib paying a RM50 million fine.
On July 28, 2020, the High Court sentenced Najib to 12 years in prison and imposed a RM210 million fine after finding him guilty of three counts of criminal breach of trust, three counts of money laundering and one count of abuse of power involving RM42 million belonging to SRC International Sdn Bhd.
Najib began serving his prison sentence at Kajang Prison on August 23, 2022, after which he submitted a petition for a royal pardon to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on September 2 of the same year.
