{
  "id": 19064481,
  "title": "Let the Attorney General advise the Yang di-Pertuan Agong ‘upon such legal matters’ — Hafiz Hassan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/let-the-attorney-general-advise-the-yang-di-pertuan-agong-upon-such",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T01:53:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/what-you-think/2026/11/09/let-the-attorney-general-advise-the-yang-di-pertuan-agong-upon-such-legal-matters-hafiz-hassan/242527"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 25, Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, the lawyer for former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, expressed that Najib could potentially serve the remainder of his 15-year prison sentence under house arrest from October onwards, contingent on the High Court granting a stay of his 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) sentence. However, on October 14, the High Court rejected Najib's application for a stay of the 1MDB sentence's execution. This rejection negated the possibility of Najib serving his sentence under house arrest. The Attorney General, who is responsible for advising the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on legal matters, is urged to consider this legal issue.",
  "summary": "NOVEMBER 9 — On September 25, former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee...",
  "key_points": [
    "Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah says Najib could serve remaining prison time under house arrest.",
    "High Court rejects Najib's application for a stay of 1MDB sentence execution.",
    "Attorney General advised to consider legal issue on Yang di-Pertuan Agong's guidance."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The call for the Attorney General to intervene underscores a push to leverage royal advisory powers to bypass judicial rejections regarding the method of serving prison sentences.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}