Malaysia's High Court will consider whether former Prime Minister Najib Razak can complete his reduced six-year corruption sentence under home confinement rather than in Kajang Prison. The convicted politician has maintained for over a year that the previous king issued supplementary instructions permitting house arrest when commuting his original 12-year term in a pardons board decision.
Federal Court justices confirmed the existence of this additional directive after the attorney general acknowledged its legitimacy, yet emphasized that existence alone does not guarantee validity. Judges instructed the lower court to determine whether the supplementary order complies with constitutional requirements governing royal pardon procedures, particularly regarding proper board consultation and timing of the directive relative to the formal clemency meeting.
Najib faces separate proceedings involving 25 charges related to more than two billion ringgit allegedly misappropriated from the state investment fund, with verdict delivery scheduled for next month.
Federal Court justices confirmed the existence of this additional directive after the attorney general acknowledged its legitimacy, yet emphasized that existence alone does not guarantee validity. Judges instructed the lower court to determine whether the supplementary order complies with constitutional requirements governing royal pardon procedures, particularly regarding proper board consultation and timing of the directive relative to the formal clemency meeting.
Najib faces separate proceedings involving 25 charges related to more than two billion ringgit allegedly misappropriated from the state investment fund, with verdict delivery scheduled for next month.
