Court allows Najib to object Malaysian Bar’s bid to challenge reduction of his jail time, fine

Lawyer Zainur Zakaria, who is representing the Malaysian Bar, is pictured at the Kuala Lumpur High Court July 2, 2024. — Picture by Yusof Mat IsaKUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — The High Court today allowed Datuk Seri Najib Razak to give views via his lawyers to object the Malaysian Bar’s bid in a lawsuit to have his partial pardon declared unlawful, due to public interest.

After hearing from all parties including the Malaysian Bar and the Attorney General’s Chambers, High Court judge Datuk Ahmad Kamal Md Shahid noted that the court case is currently at the leave stage for judicial review, and that usually this stage would only involve the applicant and the attorney general.

Shafee claimed to have only heard of this court proceeding this morning and said Najib should be allowed to appear at this stage as the lawsuit directly affects his client.Shafee later cited Zahid’s case where he was allowed to be present at the leave stage of a case, after Zahid’s lawyer raised arguments that he would be directly affected by any court decision including on decision whether to grant leave.

“So, with all due respect, the request to intervene to present their view should be rejected,” he told the court, having said that the rules of the court are clear and that it would be “just out of the question” for Najib to argue or present views now.

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