{
  "id": 19158585,
  "title": "Pejuang info chief defends AG over Najib court order",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/pejuang-info-chief-defends-ag-over-najib-court-order",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T13:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/09/pejuang-info-chief-defends-ag-over-najib-court-order"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Information chief for the Pejuang group, Rafique Rashid Ali, has defended Attorney-General Dusuki Mokhtar against criticism over a court order related to former Prime Minister Najib Razak's house arrest. Ali, who is a lawyer himself, argued that the blame should not be placed on Dusuki or the legal team involved, but rather on the Kuala Lumpur High Court for its errors in preparing the document. The controversy stems from a court order issued after Najib paid a RM50 million fine on November 6, which purportedly called for his immediate release but also stated he would serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest until August 23, 2028, following the fine payment. Ali suggested there was confusion about who was responsible for drafting such documents, stating that only the court should be preparing paperwork regarding prisoner detention, fines, and passport returns. He compared this process to civil cases, where lawyers typically prepare court orders and present them for approval before submitting them to the court. Ali also criticized those who questioned the wording of Najib's order, suggesting they lacked understanding of how criminal courts function. The Attorney-General's Chambers has since attempted to delay Najib's transfer to house arrest while they investigate the SRC prison sentence and its impact on the 15-year jail term he received in the 1MDB case.",
  "summary": "The lawyer says the court, not the attorney-general, is responsible for preparing documents regarding the release of prisoners.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Home Ministry leaves conflicting interpretations over Najib's house arrest issue to court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/home-ministry-leaves-conflicting-interpretations-over-najibs-house",
        "published": "2026-11-09T12:19:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}