Let Najib serve out his sentence under house arrest, Umno asks king
PETALING JAYA : Umno today asked the king to allow its former president, Najib Razak, to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest, following the attorney-general's confirmation of a royal addendum authorising such an arrangement.
In a statement, Umno secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said the party was grateful that the AG had confirmed the existence of the royal addendum.
'We plead with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, who has absolute power as provided for by the Federal Constitution, to execute the order,' he said.
The Federal Court was told on July 9 that AG Dusuki Mokhtar had acknowledged the existence of the addendum.
Senior federal counsel Shamsul Bolhassan said Dusuki had confirmed the existence of the addendum on July 2, but that he was disputing its genuineness and validity.
Najib wants the government to implement the Jan 29, 2024 order in the addendum allowing him to serve the remainder of his jail sentence in the SRC International case under house arrest.
The former prime minister got wind of the addendum order soon after the Federal Territories Pardons Board announced in early February last year that his 12-year jail term was halved and the RM210 million fine reduced to RM50 million.
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