Summary
- Attorney General seeks royal audience with Sultan Ibrahim.
- PM Anwar Ibrahim’s office confirms request concerning Najib’s conditional pardon.
- Legal questions remain over RM50 million fine and 1MDB prison sentence.
KUALA LUMPUR, November 7 — Malaysia’s Attorney General has requested an audience with Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim to seek forgiveness and affirm his commitment to complying.
With the King’s instructions concerning former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s conditional pardon. The announcement was made through the Prime Minister’s Office under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
Concerning Najib’s SRC International case. The Attorney General will also clarify legal questions arising from a High Court release order following payment of a RM50 million fine.
These matters require judicial determination as they affect the commencement date of Najib’s prison sentence in the separate 1MDB case.
The statement did not specify when the royal audience would take place or when the outstanding legal questions would be resolved.
