Hannah Yeoh's aide denies signature on purported Najib house arrest order
KUALA LUMPUR: Hannah Yeoh’s press secretary Ahmad Fazli Mohd Yadi has denied that the signature on a document circulating on social media, purportedly ordering former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest, belongs to the minister.
In a statement on social media, Hannah Yeoh's press secretary Ahmad Fazli Mohd Yadi has firmly denied that a purported document ordering former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to serve his remaining prison term under house arrest bears his official signature. Fazli, in a post on the Threads platform, called the claim defamatory and vowed to report the matter to the authorities.
The document, which appeared to have the signatures of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, the King of Malaysia, and Hannah Yeoh, was shared by a social media user expressing relief that Najib would be granted house arrest. The notice, dated September 18, 2026, stipulated that Najib was to complete his sentence at his residence in Taman Duta, Kuala Lumpur, and pay all imposed fines, with an additional year added to his sentence if he failed to do so.
This comes as the Federal Territories Pardons Board's reconvening to discuss Najib's pardon has drawn renewed attention, following a report by The Straits Times that the matter was deferred during its September 11 meeting. In July 2020, Najib was convicted for misappropriating RM42 million from SRC International and sentenced to 12 years in prison, the decision upheld by the Federal Court in August 2022.
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