Letak jawatan jika enggan hormati titah Agong, KJ cabar menteri DAP
Bekas ketua Pemuda Umno menyoal sama ada penghormatan terhadap institusi raja berperlembagaan hanya diberikan apabila keputusan memihak kepada kepentingan politik.
Former Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin has challenged a minister from the DAP to resign if he is unwilling to respect the wishes of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong regarding Najib Razak's house arrest. Khairy emphasized that his call is not for anyone to support Najib or agree with the pardon, but rather to demand consistency in upholding Perlembagaan and showing respect for the constitutional monarchy.
He urged all parties to honor the Agong's counsel when he dissolves political tensions leading to the formation of a coalition government, following the 2015 general election. He stressed that political differences should not be a reason to overlook respect for the constitutional monarch's institution. He simply demanded consistency.
If we uphold the Constitution, let us respect it fully. If we honor the constitutional monarch's institution, do so regardless of who benefits from a particular decision. He also questioned whether respect for the constitutional monarch's institution only applies when decisions favor the monarchy's interests. He further queried who gave the mandate to the Legal Aid Board to file a new legal challenge against the decision allowing Najib to serve his remaining prison sentence under house arrest.
The Legal Aid Board filed the new legal challenge yesterday, seeking clarification on the validity of the ruling enabling Najib to serve the remainder of his prison term for the SRC International case under house arrest. The Legal Aid Board requested permission to challenge the proceedings, the ruling, and the actions of the Federal Territories Penal Advice Board (LPWP) related to the house arrest rule dated September 18.
The new challenge was made ahead of the Appeal Court's decision on January 7 regarding the separate appeals made by the Legal Aid Board against the LPWP's decision of January 2024 to reduce Najib's prison sentence and fine. Najib, 73, arrived at his home in Jalan Langgak Dutta, Taman Duta, on the evening of January 7 to serve the remaining six years of his prison term for SRC International.
He has been incarcerated at Kajang Prison since August 23, 2022. On January 2024, the then Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, reduced half of Najib's 12-year prison term and cut his fine from RM210 million to RM50 million through royal pardon. On September 2026, the current Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Ibrahim, granted Najib conditional pardon, allowing him to serve the remaining term under house arrest until August 23, 2028. The fine of RM50 million was paid by Umno using public funds.
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