Malaysian Bar seeks to halt Najib's house arrest pending court challenge
THE Malaysian Bar Council is seeking to suspend Datuk Seri Najib Razak's house arrest pending a judicial review of the legality of the arrangement, arguing that home detention is not recognised under Malaysian criminal law or the Federal Constitu...
KUALA LUMPUR, November 12 — The Malaysian Bar has recently submitted a new legal challenge to the Federal Territories Pardons Board's decision permitting former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to complete his sentence through house arrest in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case. The Bar submitted the request for judicial review on November 10 to the High Court, naming the Federal Territories Pardons Board, the Minister responsible for Law and Institutional Reform, the Director-General of Prisons, and Najib as defendants.
The court proceedings will commence today, with Justice S. Indra Nehru overseeing the matter. The Malaysian Bar is seeking a declaration that the proceedings and decision made under Articles 40 and 42 of the Federal Constitution are unlawful and contrary to the Constitution itself. This encompasses the announcement made via a media statement by the second defendant on September 18, 2026, permitting Najib to serve the remainder of his sentence via "house arrest" or "home detention."
The Bar also seeks an order to annul the Pardons Board's proceedings and decision, and an injunction to halt the house arrest of the former Prime Minister pending the final judgment on the judicial review.
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