PUTRAJAYA – Federal Territories Minister Hannah Yeoh has denied signing a house arrest order involving former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak that has been circulating on social media.
She stressed that the Pardons Board had yet to convene and urged the public not to circulate the document, which she claimed was fake, in a social media post, today.
“I have never signed a house arrest order such as the one currently circulating on social media.
“The Pardons Board has yet to convene. Please do not circulate this fake document.
“My press secretary has lodged a report with the authorities,” she said.
The denial followed the circulation of a document purportedly linked to Najib’s house arrest order, bearing a signature attributed to Yeoh and an image purportedly showing a royal seal.
Her press secretary Ahmad Fazli Mohd Yadi also denied that the signature was the minister’s official signature and said a report had been lodged with the authorities.
A meeting of the Federal Territories Pardons Board was scheduled for today following the deferment of Najib’s pardon application at its Sept 11 meeting.
Yeoh and Attorney General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar were reported to have arrived at Istana Negara by 7.55am ahead of the meeting.