AGC tegaskan tak cabar perintah pengampunan Najib

Jabatan Peguam Negara (AGC) has clarified that the issue pertains to the legal implications of a discharge order issued by the Malaysian Federal Court yesterday, after Najib Razak was fined RM50 million. The request to delay Najib's detention in his home was not an attempt to challenge the conditional pardon granted to him, but rather revolves around the legal impact of the discharge order issued by the Federal Court yesterday, following the payment of the RM50 million fine by Najib.

The AGC emphasized that it does not interfere, meddle, or seek to overturn the conditional pardon granted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. The AGC always upholds the sanctity of law, respects the authority of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, and recognizes his prerogative to pardon as provided under Article 42 of the Constitution. The AGC also stated that the issue raised does not touch upon the compassion or anguish resulting from the conditional pardon.

They stressed that the discharge order from the Federal Court to the Prison Department, which states that Najib will be released, is a clear directive. The AGC further explained that the legal consequences of this discharge order, whether it pertains solely to the payment of the fine or allows the remaining prison sentence to be served under house arrest, are unclear until a clear ruling by the court.

They stated, "It would be inappropriate to equate the AGC's position that a legal issue requires court determination with the claim of the state's counsel that the Attorney-General is exceeding his prerogative, disregarding the monarch's instruction, and extending Najib's detention in an unlawful manner." The Istana Negara recently confirmed that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong confirmed the conditional pardon was clear, unequivocal, and devoid of ambiguity, and does not relate to any other matter involving the former Prime Minister.