A-GC: Court ruling on Najib's house arrest does not override King's pardon

The Attorney-General’s Chambers (A-GC) stated that seeking a court ruling regarding Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s house arrest does not override the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s power to grant pardons. According to the A-GC, the King's constitutional authority to grant pardons and the courts' power to interpret the legal effect of an order are separate matters. The A-GC further noted that obtaining a court decision on the implementation of an order is not a way of questioning the authority of the party that issued it.

Separately, Malaysiakini reported that Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar has decreed that arguments disputing the conditional pardon granted to the former prime minister could be tantamount to defying the monarchy.

The Vibes reported that there was little activity at Najib Razak's residence in Jalan Langgak Duta, Taman Duta, this morning, with no vehicles seen entering or leaving the property amid questions regarding when the former prime minister could move to house arrest.

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