Peguam Najib tak terima arahan bayar denda RM50 juta hari ini
Terdahulu media laporkan bekas perdana menteri dijangka bayar denda itu bagi bolehkannya jalani baki hukuman penjara di bawah tahanan rumah.
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, represented by lawyer Shafee Abdullah, has stated that he has not received any instructions to pay a RM50 million fine required for him to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest, according to a report by the Kuala Lumpur High Court complex on August 8, 2023. Shafee emphasized that he has not received any orders regarding this matter, potentially attributing the news to journalists.
Earlier that day, various media organizations had reported that Najib was expected to pay the fine to serve the remaining prison term under house arrest. A source cited said that Najib's representative would make the payment at the Kuala Lumpur High Court complex. Najib was imprisoned in August 2022 after the Federal Court upheld his conviction on charges of abuse of power, criminal breach of trust, and embezzlement of SRC International's RM42 million funds.
He was sentenced to 12 years in prison and a RM210 million fine. In January 2024, then-Sultan Abdullah dissolved a portion of Najib's sentence and reduced his fine to RM50 million through a royal pardon. On September 2023, Sultan Ibrahim issued a conditional pardon, allowing him to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest until August 23, 2028, provided he pays the RM50 million fine and adheres to the specified conditions.
Umno launched a fundraising campaign to assist its ex-president in meeting the financial obligation.
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