CLAIM OF ADDENDUM ORDER
Najib first mounted a legal bid for home detention in April last year following a pardons board decision to halve his prison sentence. The board was chaired by the former king.
Najib insists the board’s February 2024 decision was accompanied by an addendum order issued by the king that allowed him to serve the remainder of his jail term at home.
The case was initially dismissed before being overturned by an appeals court, a decision that was upheld by the Federal Court, Malaysia’s top tribunal.
The house arrest case has stirred intrigue in Malaysia, with multiple government authorities, including members of the pardons board, for months denying knowledge of a royal document although the former king’s office confirmed it had been issued.
In July, a lawyer acting on behalf of the attorney general told the Federal Court he did not dispute the document’s existence but was challenging the procedure by which it was being submitted as evidence.
Some 1MDB-linked charges against Najib have been dropped. He has denied all of the charges brought against him.
Source: CNA
