Umno division chiefs ask AG to drop appeal against Najib’s house arrest bid

Umno division chiefs ask AG to drop appeal against Najib’s house arrest bid

KUALA LUMPUR: Umno division chiefs have called for Attorney-General Dusuki Mokhtar to drop his appeal against a Court of Appeal decision allowing former Umno president Najib Razak to initiate a judicial review related to a royal addendum allowing him to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest.

The AG is appealing to set aside a majority 2-1 ruling on Jan 6 that allowed former prime minister Najib’s application to adduce additional evidence and order the High Court to hear Najib’s judicial review.

In a statement, they said that as the principal legal adviser to the government, the AG should “uphold” the royal addendum and “support justice”.

The statement was issued on behalf of 160 Umno division chiefs, 145 of whom gathered at a hotel here tonight.

They also proposed that all 191 Umno divisions nationwide that had yet to hold their conferences include a special motion on the addendum during their respective meetings.

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“This motion is crucial as a show of party unity and solidarity in defending the institution of Malay rulers and upholding the principle of justice for all,” they said.

The division chiefs also called on Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to implement the addendum.

The Federal Court was told last Wednesday that Dusuki had acknowledged the existence of the addendum but was disputing its authenticity.

Najib wants the government to implement the order, dated Jan 29 last year, allowing him to serve the remainder of his jail sentence in the SRC International case under house arrest.

The former prime minister learned about the addendum soon after the Federal Territories Pardons Board announced in early February last year that his 12-year jail term in connection with the SRC International Sdn Bhd case had been halved and his RM210 million fine reduced to RM50 million.