The Kuala Lumpur High Court has allowed an application by former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to appear as the second putative respondent in a judicial review application filed by the Malaysian Bar relating to his royal pardon.
With the leave, Najib, who is represented by his lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, could respond and argue in the ex-parte application by the Bar.
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With the leave, Najib, who is represented by his lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, could respond and argue in the ex-parte application by the Bar.
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00:00The Kuala Lumpur High Court has allowed an application by former Prime Minister Datuk
00:07Seri Najib Razak to appear as the second putative respondent in a judicial review application
00:13filed by the Malaysian Bar relating to his royal pardon.
00:18With the leave, Najib, represented by his lawyer Tan Sri Mohammed Shafi Abdullah, could
00:23respond and argue in the ex parte application by the Bar.
00:27Justice Ahmad Kamal Mohammed Shahid on Tuesday granted Najib's application on grounds of
00:32justice and public interest after hearing brief submissions from parties.
00:38The court fixed September 18 for hearing on the Bar's main leave application.
00:42On April 26, the Bar filed the application for leave to commence a judicial review against
00:48the Pardons Board's decision to reduce Najib's sentence in the SRC International Sendirian
00:54Berhad case.
00:56It named the Federal Territories Pardons Board and Najib as the first and second respondents,
01:02respectively.
01:03According to court documents, the Bar is seeking a declaration that the decision by the first
01:08respondent on January 29 regarding the application made by the second respondent was unlawful,
01:15unconstitutional and void.
01:18The decision was to reduce Najib's imprisonment sentence by 50 percent, whereby he would be
01:23granted an early release on August 23, 2028, and to reduce his 210 million ringgit fine
01:31to 50 million ringgit in default of a year in jail.
01:35The Bar is also seeking for a certiorari order against the first respondent to quash the
01:39decisions.