Malaysia’s king warns against challenging his order allowing house arrest for ex-PM Najib
What happened
Malaysia's King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar said his order letting ex-premier Najib Razak serve the rest of his sentence under house arrest is clear, and that disputing it would defy him, according to a statement from Istana Negara on Nov 7.
The king said all conditions of the pardon were met and that it has no link to Najib's other cases.
The condition was payment of a RM50 million (S$15.7 million) fine, which Najib's lawyer said Umno paid to the Kuala Lumpur High Court registry on Nov 6.
A day earlier the Attorney General's Chambers had urged a temporary postponement of Najib's move from Kajang Prison, citing legal doubts over what the court's discharge order means for his sentence.
The chambers said it does not dispute or seek to suspend the pardon, and that asking for a court ruling does not challenge the king's power.
It said that if the SRC sentence has legally ended, the court must clarify whether Najib's separate 15-year 1MDB sentence should begin.
The king's statement did not explicitly tell the chambers to drop its position, according to CNA.
“This conditional pardon order is clear, explicit and without any ambiguity, and is not related to any other cases involving him”
CNA
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