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M'sian Bar again challenges Najib pardon, this time over house arrest

No existing legal provision for house arrest in Malaysia, it says.

M'sian Bar again challenges Najib pardon, this time over house arrest

Malaysian Bar president Anand Raj has called for transparency on the additional costs to taxpayers if former prime minister Najib Razak serves the remainder of his jail term under house arrest. The Malaysian Bar president urged the Federal Territories Pardons Board and the Prime Minister's Department to declassify and publish the official minutes of the Pardons Board meetings regarding Najib's First and Second Pardons, as well as disclose all conditions proposed for Najib's house arrest, including monitoring protocols, enforcement authorities, and the additional costs to taxpayers.

The Malaysian Bar also plans to challenge the Pardons Board's decision on Najib's second pardon in court.

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