Malaysian Bar seeks disclosure of taxpayer cost of Najib house arrest, plans fresh court challenge
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 — The Malaysian government should disclose the additional cost to taxpayers if former prime...
Malaysian Bar president Anand Raj has urged the government to disclose the additional costs to taxpayers associated with former Prime Minister Najib Razak's house arrest, as the Bar prepares a fresh legal challenge over the second pardon. Anand and the Malaysian Bar are demanding that the Federal Territories Pardons Board and the Prime Minister’s Department declassify and publish the official minutes of the Pardons Board meetings related to Najib's pardons, as well as fully disclose the conditions proposed for Najib's house arrest.
The Malaysian Bar will also challenge the Pardons Board's decision on Najib's second pardon in court.
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- Malaysian Bar to challenge Najib's house arrest pardon nst.com.my
- Malaysian ex-PM Najib asks court for stay of 15-year jail sentence; case to be heard Oct 14 channelnewsasia.com
- M'sian Bar again challenges Najib pardon, this time over house arrest malaysiakini.com
