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Reuters

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has said the government did not conceal any document related to jailed former leader Najib Razak’s home detention, state media reported.
Najib, imprisoned for his role in the country’s 1MDB scandal, has been pursuing a legal bid to compel the government to confirm the existence of and execute an “addendum order” that he said was issued by the former king alongside a pardon he received last year, entitling him to serve the remainder of his jail term at home.
The former prime minister previously had his 12-year sentence halved in a pardon by then-King Sultan Abdullah Ahmad Shah, who was chair of a special pardons board.
Sultan Abdullah’s five-year reign under Malaysia’s unique system of rotating monarchy ended in January 2024.
Najib and the ex-king’s palace say the document exists, with Najib’s legal team saying it has been ignored by authorities.
Anwar said the document was sent to the attorney general and not to him nor any other member of the pardons board, state news agency Bernama reported on Saturday.


“The attorney general then forwarded the document to the palace when there was a change of king, as it is the king who chairs the pardons board. We did not hide anything,” Anwar said.
On Friday, Malaysia’s law ministry said it had no record of any documents authorising house arrest for Najib nor had it received any official notification or instructions from the royal palace on the matter.
The home and communications ministers have also said they were not aware of the existence of such a document.
Najib was found guilty in 2020 of criminal breach of trust and abuse of power for illegally receiving funds misappropriated from a unit of state investor 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). He is on trial for corruption in several other 1MDB-linked cases and denies wrongdoing.
The Court of Appeal on Monday overturned the dismissal of Najib’s legal attempt to access the document that he says should allow him to serve the rest of his term at home. The case will go back to court to be heard by another judge.


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Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak waves after court proceedings in Kuala Lumpur last year. Photo: Reuters

Supporters of jailed former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak gather outside the Court of Appeal in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE

A supporter of former prime minister Najib Razak waits outside the Court of Appeal in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on Monday. Photo: AP

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Photo: Pool via Reuters

Supporters of former prime minister Najib Razak wait outside the Court of Appeal, in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on Monday. Photo: AP

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Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak (centre) is escorted by prison officers on his arrival at the Kuala Lumpur High Court complex in October 2024. Photo: AP

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has urged citizens to heed a stern reminder from the palace that pardon power lies solely with the king. Photo: AP

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Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak has been pursuing a bid to allow him to serve the rest of his prison sentence at home


Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak has been pursuing a bid to allow him to serve the rest of his prison sentence at home.


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