Respect court process, AGC urges on 'royal addendum' for Najib

The Attorney-General’s Chambers has urged members of the public to respect ongoing court proceedings regarding a supposed “royal addendum” allowing former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak to serve his remaining jail sentence at home.

In a statement today, it noted that a hearing is scheduled to take place at the Court of Appeal on Jan 6 next year.

“Therefore, all parties are requested to respect the court proceedings and not make any statements that are sub judice in nature, since the appeal and notice of motion have yet to be decided in court,” it said.

Previously, Najib’s son Mohd Nizar had filed an affidavit claiming that Pahang ruler and former Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah had told him about the existence of the addendum to a Pardons Board decision.

In a Facebook post, he also urged the government to come clean about the order or have backlash from the people in elections.

Najib is serving what was initially a 12-year jail sentence and an RM210 million fine for the RM42 million SRC International corruption case.

A Pardons Board decision on Jan 29 reduced the sentence to six years imprisonment and a RM50 million fine.

However, it is alleged that Sultan Abdullah - who chaired the Pardons Board meeting - also issued a supplementary order for Najib to serve his remaining sentence at home.

Najib has filed for a judicial review in a bid to compel the government to confirm the alleged addendum and to enforce the order.

The Kuala Lumpur High Court has denied leave for the appeal on grounds that the application was based on “hearsay”, leading him to appeal the decision at the Court of Appeal and apply to introduce fresh evidence to support the claim.

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