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...
The Malaysian Bar has called for greater transparency and disclosure of the taxpayer costs associated with former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's house arrest. Bar president Anand Raj stated that the Federal Territories Pardons Board and the Prime Minister's Department should declassify and publish the official minutes of the Pardons Board meetings regarding Najib's First and Second Pardon decisions.
They also seek full disclosure of all conditions attached to the house arrest, including monitoring protocols, enforcement authorities, and the additional taxpayer costs. The Malaysian Bar has already initiated a legal challenge against Najib's first pardon and plans to challenge the second pardon as well.
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