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Malay Mail
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Malay Mail
AGC defends ex-AG Terrirudin, says Najib's contempt bid ‘premature and unfair' as appeal on royal addendum pending
KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 – The Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) has reiterated today that contempt proceedings filed against former attorney general Tan Sri Ahmad Terrirudin Mohd Salleh are premature, as related matters are still under appeal at the Federal Court. In a statement, the AGC confirmed that the application for leave to initiate contempt proceedings, filed by Datuk Seri Najib Razak on May 21, concerns issues that are already the subject of an unresolved appeal scheduled to be heard on July 1 and 2. 'To initiate contempt proceedings while the appeal is ongoing is unfair, premature, and prejudicial,' the AGC said. It also defended Terrirudin, stating he had acted in accordance with his constitutional duties as attorney general and denied allegations that he had misled the court. The AGC stressed that the High Court had granted a stay on April 28 for all proceedings related to the judicial review until the Federal Court rules on the matter. On May 22, the High Court issued written confirmation that the stay applies to all current and future proceedings, including the contempt application. 'Any attempt to initiate or continue with contempt proceedings while the stay order remains in effect is a direct violation of the Court's directive,' the AGC warned, adding it would move to dismiss such applications as an abuse of court process. The AGC also urged all parties to respect the judicial process and refrain from actions or statements that could interfere with the Federal Court's deliberations. 'Justice must be upheld within the framework of the rule of law, not through public statements or side litigation,' the statement concluded. Earlier today, Najib's legal representatives accused Terrirudin of failing to act on a royal Addendum Order that purportedly called for Najib to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest. In February 2024, the Federal Territories Pardons Board — chaired by Al-Sultan Abdullah — halved Najib's sentence from his SRC International trial conviction to six years. Najib subsequently claimed that Al-Sultan Abdullah had also issued a 'royal addendum' for him to serve the remaining sentence under house arrest.
The Star
28-04-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Federal Court allows AG's bid to challenge Najib's ‘royal addendum' document ruling
KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Court has granted the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) leave to appeal against the existence of an additional document in the case involving former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. On March 24, the panel heard submissions from Attorney-General Datuk Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar and Najib's lead counsel, Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, on the AG's leave application. On Jan 6, in a 2-1 majority decision, the Court of Appeal remitted the case on Najib's claim of the existence of an additional document purportedly allowing him to serve the remainder of his six-year prison sentence under house arrest, to the High Court to be heard on its merits. This decision overturned the High Court's earlier ruling, which had dismissed Najib's application for leave to commence a judicial review regarding the alleged additional document. The AG, as the applicant, had filed the leave application against the Court of Appeal ruling. An applicant must obtain leave to proceed with the appeal to the Federal Court. Najib, 71, is seeking a mandamus order compelling the respondents to confirm and disclose the existence of the alleged additional document dated Jan 29, 2024. Najib has been serving his sentence at Kajang Prison since Aug 23, 2022, following his conviction for misappropriating RM42mil from SRC International Sdn Bhd. The High Court initially sentenced him to 12 years in prison and fined him RM210 million, a decision which was subsequently upheld by the Court of Appeal and the Federal Court. However, his petition for a royal pardon on Sept 2, 2022 resulted in the Pardons Board halving his prison sentence to six years and reducing his fine to RM50mil. More to come
