Federal Court to hear A-GC's appeal against Najib's house arrest case
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court will hear the Attorney-General's Chambers' (A-GC) appeal to stop Datuk Seri Najib Razak's bid to seek a judicial review of a purported addendum order on his house arrest.
A three-member panel, led by Chief Judge of Malaya Datuk Seri Hasnah Mohammed Hashim, unanimously granted the A-GC's leave (permission) application to present its arguments to overturn the Court of Appeal's ruling.
Najib is currently serving a six-year prison sentence after being convicted of misappropriating RM42 million from SRC International Sdn Bhd.
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