Najib's special officer tight-lipped as media wait outside Jalan Langgak Duta home
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s special officer Ahmad Lutfi Azhar has remained tight-lipped on developments, hours after the former prime minister was granted a conditional pardon allowing him to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest.
Datuk Seri Najib Razak's special officer, Ahmad Lutfi Azhar, has not commented on developments outside Najib's residence in Jalan Langgak Duta. According to the New Straits Times, Lutfi emerged from the residence to distribute water to over 50 media personnel waiting for news on Najib or his wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, but declined to comment on the family's well-being or their potential arrival.
Around 10 supporters gathered outside Najib's residence, mostly wearing red, with one supporter wearing a red T-shirt featuring Najib's portrait. The gathering coincided with a heavy media presence, as reported by Malay Mail. The media were waiting for Najib's potential arrival from Kajang Prison after he was granted a conditional royal pardon.
Najib was granted a conditional pardon, allowing him to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest until August 23, 2028, on the condition that he pays a RM50 million fine. The pardon was announced by the Legal Affairs Division of the Prime Minister's Department, following a meeting of the Pardons Board for the Federal Territories at Istana Negara.
Najib was convicted in 2020 in the SRC International corruption case, linked to the 1MDB financial scandal, and began serving his 12-year jail sentence at Kajang Prison in August 2022.
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