PETALING JAYA: The Cabinet may soon discuss Najib Razak’s bid to compel the government to produce and execute a “supplementary order” allowing the ex-prime minister to serve his sentence under house arrest.

PETALING JAYA: Umno’s relentless push to secure former prime minister Najib Razak’s release from prison could taint the unity government’s image and jeopardise its prospects in the next election (GE16), says a political analyst.

PETALING JAYA: There are no legal provisions for prisoners to serve their jail sentences under house arrest, says an NGO advocating for reforms.

Kuala Lumpur: The Malaysian Bar has filed for judicial review to challenge the decision of the Federal Territories Pardons Board (FTPB) to halve former prime minister Najib Razak’s jail sentence and reduce the fine in his SRC International corruption conviction.

SHAH ALAM: Whether Datuk Seri Najib Razak should serve the remainder of his SRC International Sdn Bhd conviction under house arrest instead of in prison is for the Pardons Board to decide, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today.

Kuala Lumpur: Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi issued an affidavit in support of ex-prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in the former’s capacity as Umno president, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today.

Kuala Lumpur: The High Court here has fixed June 5 to rule on whether to allow Najib Razak to proceed with his bid to compel the government to produce a “supplementary order” purportedly issued by the former king.

Kuala Lumpur: The public has been barred from observing proceedings in Najib Razak’s bid to compel the government to produce a “supplementary order” purportedly issued by the former king which allegedly allows the former prime minister to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest.

Kuala Lumpur: A former Malaysian Bar president wants the incoming Bar Council members to file a legal challenge against the Pardons Board over its decision to halve Najib Razak’s jail sentence for his SRC International corruption conviction.

PETALING JAYA: Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng has revealed that a question he posed on whether lawyer Shafee Abdullah had broken the law by divulging information attributed to the former King over Najib Razak’s pardon application has been rejected.