Don’t challenge Najib’s house arrest order, Umno veep tells Bar
Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail says the Bar's actions can lead to polemics.
The Malaysian Bar has filed a fresh judicial review application on the same day ex-prime minister Najib Razak began his house arrest. An Umno vice-president has urged the Bar not to challenge Najib's house arrest, claiming it could lead to controversy. Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail stated that those serving prison terms have the right to request a pardon, and in Najib's case, he had followed the proper procedures, which were reviewed by relevant authorities, including the Federal Territories Pardons Board.
The Bar's application, filed simultaneously with Najib's house arrest, names Najib, the pardons board, the prisons department's commissioner-general, and the law and institutional reform minister as respondents. The government has objected to the Bar's application, but the law minister has stated the Bar is entitled to challenge the decision if it believes it has grounds to do so.
Wan Rosdy criticized the DAP's Tony Pua for a social media post mocking the pardons board's decision and questioning the king's authority, demanding authorities investigate Pua and take appropriate action.
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