Summary
- UMNO questions AGC’s call to postpone Najib’s house arrest.
- Party cites RM50 million fine payment and subsequent court order.
- Government gazettes Kuala Lumpur property as prison under Prisons Act 1995.
KUALA LUMPUR, November 7 — UMNO has questioned the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) over its call to postpone former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s house arrest.
Despite the RM50 million fine payment and subsequent court order. UMNO information chief Azalina Othman Said said legal uncertainties should have been addressed before the payment and court order were issued.
She urged the AGC to clarify the legal basis for delaying the arrangement. Separately, a federal gazette dated November 6 designated a property at Jalan Langgak Duta, Kuala Lumpur.
As a prison under the Prisons Act 1995. The gazette does not identify its intended detainee. UMNO maintained that the conditional royal pardon and High Court order.
Must be respected and implemented in accordance with the law. The AGC previously said further legal clarification was necessary, citing unresolved questions surrounding Najib’s.
Remaining prison sentence and its implications for his 1MDB case.
