Umno leaders lodge police reports, Dr Akmal demands action on Najib’s house arrest delay

Several Umno leaders in Johor have filed a police report concerning the delay in enforcing former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's house arrest, with Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr Muhammad Akmal Saleh calling for similar reports across the nation. Pontian Umno chief Ahmad Maslan, a party supreme council member, lodged a report at the Benut police station today, joined by his deputy, division vice-chief Jamaludin Abd Majid, and several grassroots leaders.

"A police report was lodged over the delay in implementing the house arrest order for Najib, which should have been carried out," Ahmad stated on Facebook.

Dr Akmal urged Umno Youth branches to lodge police reports at state and division levels to investigate potential law breaches in delaying the implementation of the royal pardon and associated court order. He emphasized that all conditions for the pardon, including a RM50 million fine paid at the Kuala Lumpur High Court and the Home Ministry's gazetting of Najib's residence as a prison, had been met.

Dr Akmal demanded immediate execution of His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim's decree, arguing that further legal action should not delay the enforcement of the order.

The Attorney General's Chambers had previously requested a temporary hold on Najib's house arrest pending clarification on legal questions regarding the fine's implications for his remaining prison sentence in the SRC International case and the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) case. The AGC denied seeking to override the King's authority, stating that judicial clarification was necessary to avoid conflicting interpretations and ensure lawful implementation of court orders.

The Istana Negara reaffirmed that the conditional pardon granted on September 18 was clear and unambiguous, with all conditions fulfilled. Najib has been incarcerated since August 2022 after being convicted of misappropriating RM42 million from SRC International funds.