FORMER Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has filed a judicial review application to the High Court to allow him to serve his remaining jail term under house arrest.
Najib is seeking a copy of a purported “supplementary order” from the previous Yang diPertuan Agong dated Jan 29, 2024.
If the order existed, it would have compelled the government to release him from the Kajang Prison to his known residence in Kuala Lumpur.
Najib claimed Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah issued the order during a meeting of the board, for the former to serve the remainder of his reduced sentence under house arrest.
The application was filed by his solicitor Messrs Shafee & Co on Monday.
The former premier claimed that the supplementary order or Addendum Order was omitted when his partial pardon was announced on February 2.
Najib claimed he received confirmation on Feb 12 that the Addendum Order was issued.
On Feb 2, the Pardons Board said the former prime minister's prison sentence and fine had been reduced.
This means that Najib will be released on August 23, 2028, which is much earlier than what was set before.
The Pardons Board also decided at its meeting on January 29 to cut the fine imposed on him from RM210 million to RM50 million.
If the fine is not paid, one year will be added to his remaining time in jail, which means that he will then be released on August 23, 2029.
Najib filed his first application for a royal pardon on Sept 2, 2022, after starting his jail sentence on Aug 23 in Kajang prison. - The Vibes, April 3, 2024
