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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has challenged Bukit Gelugor MP Ramkarpal Singh and other "haters" to an open debate on the RM42mil SRC International case. "We invite Ramkarpal to a televised open debate with a representative from our side on the subject," said Najib in a post on his official Facebook page on Sunday...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong has the power to grant pardons, reprieves and respites in respect of all offences which have been tried by court-martial and all offences committed in the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya, while the Ruler or Governor of a state has similar power in respect of all...
