Tag - Judicial Review

House arrest bid on hold

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s bid for house arrest has again been derailed with the Federal Court granting leave to the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) to appeal against the move. As a result of the leave granted, the Kuala Lumpur High Court, which was supposed to hear Najib’s application for a judicial review on the...

House arrest allowed under existing Malaysian law, confirms Azalina

KUALA LUMPUR: House arrest is permitted in Malaysia, and no new laws are necessary for its implementation, according to Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said (pic), Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reforms). Azalina clarified that, per the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC), Section 3 of the Prisons Act 1995 allows house arrest as a form...

AGC seeking gag order in Najib’s judicial review over royal addendum

KUALA LUMPUR: The Attorney-General’s Chambers has filed for a gag order forbidding any party from discussing Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s judicial review concerning his claims of the existence of an additional document that purportedly allows him to carry out the remaining duration of his six-year prison term under house arrest. AGC civil division deputy chief...

Malaysian Bar appeals against dismissal of its bid to challenge Najib’s pardon

PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Bar has filed an appeal against the High Court's decision to dismiss its bid to challenge the Pardons Board's decision to reduce Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's (pic) prison sentence and fine in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case. Lawyer Zainur Zakaria, representing the Malaysian Bar, told Bernama that the notice of appeal...

Batu Puteh RCI: High Court to decide on Dr M’s judicial review application on June 12

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has set June 12 to decide on the judicial review application filed by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in relation to the Royal Commission of Inquiry’s (RCI) proceedings into Batu Puteh, Middle Rocks, and South Ledge. Judge Datuk Amarjeet Singh has fixed 8.30am to deliver his decision, an hour before Dr...

Dr M seeks open RCI proceedings and disqualification of panel members

PETALING JAYA: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has filed a judicial review seeking an order to disqualify the chairman of the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) on Batu Puteh for alleged bias. In addition, Dr Mahathir's legal team has requested that the RCI proceedings be made accessible to the public. The application, filed online, named...

Court grants Najib’s bid to submit two more affidavits in judicial review over house arrest

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has allowed an application by Datuk Seri Najib Razak to submit two additional affidavits in his application to commence judicial review over an alleged royal addendum order, which would allow him to serve his remaining prison term under house arrest. Justice Amarjeet Singh also fixed July 3 to deliver his...

GRS leader urges Sabah Umno to protect state’s rights in revenue dispute

KOTA KINABALU: A Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) leader wants Sabah Umno to get the Federal Government to withdraw its appeal against the leave granted by the High Court to Sabah Law Society (SLS) for the judicial review on the state's 40% revenue rights. Usno president Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia said that leaders from Umno should...

May 2 hearing for Tengku Zafrul’s bid to intervene in Najib’s judicial review

KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has fixed May 2 to hear an application by Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz who is seeking to intervene in Datuk Seri Najib Razak's application for leave to initiate a judicial review over a purported house arrest royal addendum order. Tengku Zafrul is seeking the intervention to file...