KUALA LUMPUR – The Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) has filed an application at the High Court here on Tuesday seeking a review of the discharge order involving former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar said the application was based on an order issued by the court on Nov 6.
"The application seeks to obtain a new discharge order, in line with the conditional pardon granted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on Sept 18," he told reporters.
In the application filed on Nov 10, the AGC asked the court to review the order to ensure its implementation was consistent with the pardon granted to the former Pekan MP.
On Nov 6, Najib was reported to have paid the RM50 million fine at the High Court's Revenue and Deposits Counter here to facilitate the implementation of his house arrest arrangement for the remainder of his prison sentence.
However, he was returned to Kajang Prison after undergoing a medical examination at Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL).
The AGC had previously announced that the implementation of the house arrest arrangement was temporarily postponed pending further clarification on the interpretation of the Conditional Pardon Order granted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
The latest development followed earlier remarks by Mohd Dusuki, who had raised concerns over possible defects in the discharge order.
He said proper scrutiny when preparing official documents was important to avoid disputes, particularly concerning the accuracy of legal terminology.
On July 28, 2020, the High Court here sentenced Najib to 12 years in prison and fined him RM210 million after finding him guilty of three counts of criminal breach of trust, three counts of money laundering and one count of abuse of power involving RM42 million in funds belonging to SRC International Sdn Bhd.
Najib began serving his prison sentence at Kajang Prison on Aug 23, 2022, before submitting a pardon petition to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on Sept 2 that year.
On Sept 18, Najib received a conditional pardon from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Ibrahim, allowing him to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest until Aug 23, 2028.
According to the Legal Affairs Division (BHEUU) of the Prime Minister's Department, the conditional pardon was subject to the payment of a RM50 million fine.