Najib files appeal against High Court’s dismissal of house arrest bid

KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has filed an appeal against the High Court ruling that dismissed his bid to serve the remainder of his SRC International prison sentence under house arrest. His lawyer, Muhammad Farhan Muhammad Shafee, confirmed that the appeal was filed on Dec 24. On Dec 22, the High Court dismissed...

Rulers’ powers not diminished with dismissal of Najib’s house arrest bid, says AGC

PETALING JAYA: The Attorney General's Chambers has dismissed a statement by Datuk Seri Najib Razak's lawyer that the powers of rulers were diminished with the High Court's dismissal of the former prime minister's house arrest bid. "The AGC refers to a Malaysiakini report dated Dec 22, 2025 and several other media outlets concerning a statement by...

‘Bossku will not give up,’ says Najib’s son

PETALING JAYA: "Bossku will not give up," says the son of Datuk Seri Najib Razak in a poignant post following the High Court's decision to dismiss his father's bid for house arrest. "I know my father. Bossku will not give up. He will continue to fight, " Datuk Mohd Nazifuddin Najib said in a Facebook post...

Expert says Najib house arrest ruling is constitutional

KUALA LUMPUR: A constitutional expert says that the Kuala Lumpur High Court acted in line with the Federal Constitution by dismissing Datuk Seri Najib Razak's judicial review bid over a royal addendum for house arrest. Assoc Prof Dr Khairil Azmin Mokhtar, a law lecturer at Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM), said the ruling should also not...

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...

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...

Those who question the Titah Addendum issue, lack knowledge, says PM

SHAH ALAM: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has described critics questioning his decision to present the issue of Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's Titah Addendum to His Majesty the King of Malaysia Sultan Ibrahim, who serves as the Chairman of the Pardons Board, as lacking in knowledge and uninterested in seeking the truth. The Prime Minister stated...

Malaysian Bar claims Najib given special treatment in bid for judicial review of pardon

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Bar has filed an application for leave to commence a judicial review against the Pardons Board's decision to reduce Datuk Seri Najib Razak's sentence in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case. The application was filed at the High Court registry through Messrs Amir & Rajpal Ghai last Friday (April 26). It named the...

Malaysian Bar claims Najib given special treatment in bid for judicial review of pardon

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Bar has filed an application for leave to commence a judicial review against the Pardons Board's decision to reduce Datuk Seri Najib Razak's sentence in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case. The application was filed at the High Court registry through Messrs Amir & Rajpal Ghai last Friday (April 26). It named the...

Pua has gone overboard with comments on Najib’s sentence, says Wan Rosdy

PETALING JAYA: Tony Pua has gone overboard with his remarks on the recent Pardons Board decision on Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, says Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail. The Pahang Mentri Besar said that Pua is looking for cheap publicity after failing to get the people's support, adding that the former DAP publicity...