Najib’s house arrest issue won’t keep PH voters from Melaka polls, says Adly

Malaysia's opposition party, Pakatan Harapan, led by Melaka chairman Adly Zahari, remains confident that controversies surrounding former Prime Minister Najib Razak's house arrest and the RM50 million fine will not deter voters from participating in the upcoming state election on November 14. Although the issue has garnered national attention, Adly believes the concerns are primarily centered around governance and transparency, rather than deterring PH supporters from casting their votes.

Adly emphasized that PH cannot solely rely on its members and supporters to secure a win in the state election, and must instead garner the support of the general population in Melaka. The controversy surrounding Najib gained traction at the end of the first week of the campaign, following Umno's announcement that they had paid the fine imposed on the former PM in his SRC International case.

This fine was a condition of his conditional pardon to serve the remaining jail term under house arrest. The Attorney-General's Chambers suggested delaying Najib's house arrest pending a review of the conditional pardon and the related court order, highlighting the complexity of the legal issues involved. Despite being allies in the federal unity government, both Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional are contesting the Melaka state election separately.