Law Daily Report

Malaysia High Court defers decision on Najib's house arrest bid

  • 📰 ChannelNewsAsia
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 32 sec. here
  • 3 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 19%
  • Publisher: 66%

Malaysia News

Najib Razak

The High Court also allowed Najib to insert two affidavits.

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak is seen here being escorted by prison authorities during a break at the Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex on Apr 17, 2024. KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's High Court on Wednesday deferred a decision on whether former prime minister Najib Razak can proceed with his bid to serve the remainder of his jail term under house arrest.

“However, the court’s allowed the application to insert the affidavits,” he told reporters after the proceedings on Wednesday, which were held in chambers. He has been jailed in Kajang Prison since the Federal Court upheld his conviction for criminal breach of trust, power abuse and money laundering over the misappropriation of SRC International funds.Najib’s legal bid to serve remaining jail term under house arrest pushes Anwar government into awkward corner

Najib, 70, also claims that Sultan Abdullah had also issued a “supplementary decree” to let him serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 6. in LAW

Law Law Latest News, Law Law Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Kenneth Jeyaretnam issued seventh POFMA order over comment on High Court judges' bonusesSINGAPORE: Reform Party leader Kenneth Jeyaretnam was issued a correction direction under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) on Wednesday (May 29) after he alleged that the Prime Minister and Law Minister can influence the size of performance bonuses paid to specific High Court...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Training centre loses first part of suit over $1.4m SkillsFuture claims, ordered to repay $778kThe High Court found that the contract had been lawfully terminated.
Source: The Straits Times - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »

Jail term upped from 6 weeks to 8 months for man who downloaded child sex abuse materialThe prosecution had appealed to the High Court for a heavier sentence to be handed down.
Source: The Straits Times - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »

Prosecution closes its case in former Malaysian PM Najib’s $650m 1MDB trialThe case's judge instructed parties to file their written submissions on July 26.
Source: The Straits Times - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »