Anwar tells AG to apologise, seek audience with king over Najib’s house arrest

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has urged the attorney-general (AG) to quickly seek an audience with the King, Sultan Ibrahim, to apologize and clarify the reasons behind proposing a delay in Najib Razak's house arrest. Anwar emphasized that the King has made his decision regarding the conditional pardon of the former prime minister and that this should be respected.

He explained that complications arose due to the involvement of the second case, the 1MDB case. Anwar stated that the matter will need further discussion and potentially a few days to reach a decision after referring it to the judiciary. He mentioned that the AG has already requested an audience with the King to address the matter, and he trusts the AG to provide details of the case, as it falls outside his jurisdiction.

Anwar reiterated that the powers of the King are not being questioned. The AG's Chambers clarified that the request to defer the implementation of Najib's house arrest was not aimed at disputing the conditional pardon but rather to address the legal effect of the Order of Discharge issued by the Kuala Lumpur High Court following the payment of Najib's RM50 million fine.

The palace emphasized that the conditional pardon order is explicit and unambiguous, with no relation to other cases involving Najib and no confusion should be made regarding its interpretation or potential delays in its implementation.