KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — Lawyers for Datuk Seri Najib Razak are contesting the Attorney General’s Chambers’ (AGC) decision to temporarily suspend his house arrest, demanding the former prime minister be transferred to his home immediately.
In a media statement today, the legal firm Messrs Shafee & Co. argued that the AGC’s “temporary suspension” of the house arrest order contradicts the King’s explicit decree issued this morning.
“His Majesty has now spoken. The AGC can honour that commitment in only one way: by allowing the Titah (decree) to be carried out today,” the statement read.
The legal team argued that the High Court’s “Order of Discharge on Payment of Fine” issued on November 6 cannot be used to extend Najib’s imprisonment, citing the order’s own recital that the fine has been paid.
