<p>KUALA LUMPUR: Seeking a court ruling on Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s house arrest does not amount to overriding the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s power of pardon, the Attorney-General’s Chambers (A-GC) said today.
Key takeaways
The Attorney-General's Chambers stated that seeking a court ruling on Najib Razak's house arrest does not override the King's pardon power, as these are separate constitutional matters. The dispute concerns the legal effect of a recent High Court discharge order following the payment of a fine.
- The A-GC clarified that interpreting an order's legal effect is distinct from questioning the authority that issued it.
- The A-GC affirmed it has not disputed or suspended the conditional royal pardon granted by Sultan Ibrahim.
- The court must determine if Najib's sentence ended after his RM50 million fine was paid or if house arrest applies.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Seeking a court ruling on Datuk Seri Najib Razak's house arrest does not amount to overriding the Yang di-Pertuan Agong's power of pardon, the Attorney-General's Chambers (A-GC) said today.
It said the King's constitutional authority to grant pardons and the courts' power to interpret the legal effect of an order were separate matters.
"The power of pardon and the court's power to interpret and determine the legal effect of an order are two different matters," the A-GC said in a statement.
"Obtaining a court decision on the implementation of an order does not in any way mean questioning the authority of the party that issued the order."
