Anwar said the document was sent to the attorney-general and not to him nor any other member of the Pardons Board, Bernama reported on Saturday (Jan 11).
“The attorney-general then forwarded the document to the palace when there was a change of king, as it is the king who chairs the Pardons Board. We did not hide anything,” Anwar said.
On Friday, Malaysia’s law ministry said it had no record of any documents authorising house arrest for Najib nor had it received any official notification or instructions from the royal palace on the matter. The home and communications ministers have also said they were not aware of the existence of such a document.
Najib was found guilty in 2020 of criminal breach of trust and abuse of power for illegally receiving funds misappropriated from a unit of state investor 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). He is on trial for corruption in several other 1MDB-linked cases and denies wrongdoing.
The Court of Appeal on Jan 6 overturned the dismissal of Najib’s legal attempt to access the document that he says should allow him to serve the rest of his term at home. The case will go back to court to be heard by another judge.
Source: CNA
