Court to hear Najib's contempt bid against ex-AG today
Najib's lead counsel, Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, told the press yesterday that Justice Alice Loke would hear the case.
In February, Muhammad Shafee said that he had been instructed by his client to take legal action against the former AG for contempt of court over claims that Ahmad Terrirudin – now a Federal Court judge – had concealed a royal addendum order that purportedly allowed Najib to serve his prison sentence under house arrest.
In the leave application, filed on May 21, it said there was evidence that Ahmad Terrirudin had knowledge of the alleged addendum order but chose to mislead the court.
On May 23, the Attorney General's Chambers said in a statement that Najib's leave application to initiate contempt proceedings was in breach of an existing court order.
Meanwhile, Muhammad Shafee also told the press that the High Court had fixed Sept 19 for further case management in Najib's judicial review application on the addendum order.
Last week, Chief Judge of Malaya Justice Hasnah Mohammed Hashim instructed the High Court to fix a hearing date on Najib's judicial review application within one month from Aug 18.
Najib is currently serving a six-year jail sentence in connection with the SRC International Sdn Bhd case, following the Federal Court's dismissal of his appeal and review application.
In February last year, the Pardons Board reduced his initial 12-year jail sentence and fine of RM210mil to six years' jail and RM50mil fine.
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