PETALING JAYA: The Kuala Lumpur High Court ruling allowing former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak to serve the remainder of his SRC International sentence under house arrest has reopened political fault lines between Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) ahead of Saturday’s Melaka state election.
International Islamic University Malaysia political analyst Assoc Prof Dr Syaza Shukri said the ruling could revive divisions between PH supporters, who may be unhappy with the outcome, and BN supporters, who could view it as another political victory for Umno and its former president.
She said the development had brought the political narrative surrounding Najib back into focus, making it difficult for PH to distance itself from the decision as a component of the Unity Government.
