Prison Act allows govt to free Najib, says ex-judge

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However, regulations may need to be put in place by the home minister before Najib Razak can be released.   Read More:  https://freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/02/06/prisons-act-allows-govt-to-free-najib-says-ex-judge/   Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/02/06/kerajaan-boleh-bebas-najib-ikut-akta-penjara-kata-bekas-hakim/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2Rn6xEV Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on Twitter: http://bit.ly/2OCwH8a  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2OKJbc6 Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3cpbWKK Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/2VUfOrv Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3B1e8lN Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/39dBDbe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #PrisonAct #NajibRazak #HamidSultanAbuBacker

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00:00 The government has the power to release Najib Razak from prison under a provision of the

00:08 Prison Act 1955, despite the pardon spot granting the former Prime Minister only a remission

00:14 of his sentence.

00:16 Retired Court of Appeal Judge Hamid Sultan Abu Bakar said, "Section 43 of the Prison

00:21 Act allows for the release of any prisoner on licence but subject to regulations made

00:27 by the Minister."

00:28 The prisons come under the purview of the Home Minister.

00:32 Hamid said Najib could have been released on justiciable grounds after the dissenting

00:36 judgment of a federal court judge in the review application last year.

00:41 However, he said, there appears to be no existing regulations under which Najib may be released

00:47 and that regulations may need to be put in place by the Minister for the purpose.

00:53 Hamid said the process is independent of any applications to the Pardons Board and that

00:57 the ball is in the government's court.

01:01 Najib began his initial 12-year prison term on August 23, 2022, following the federal

01:06 court's dismissal of his final appeal in the SRC International case.

01:10 On Friday, the Pardons Board announced that Najib's prison sentence had been reduced

01:15 from 12 years to six and that his fine was reduced from 210 million ringgit to 50 million

01:21 ringgit.

01:22 (upbeat music)

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