00:00Former Prime Minister Najib Razak will appeal the High Court's dismissal of his application
00:05to serve his reduced six-year jail term for his SRC international conviction under house arrest.
00:13Najib's lawyer, Shafi Abdullah, said they had issues with Justice Ellis Lok's decision,
00:18which he said had caught them by surprise.
00:21He said he was disappointed with several issues raised by the court,
00:25which were very critical and not analyzed properly.
00:28This is quite shocking. I'm quite disappointed.
00:34But we will argue this in the opinion.
00:37Earlier today, Lok said the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong was a constitutional monarch
00:42and that his powers and functions were exercised in accordance with the provisions of the federal constitution,
00:49adding that the exercise of the prerogative power of mercy was no exception.
00:53She also said that the addendum order was not deliberated or decided at the 61st Federal Territories Pardons Board meeting
01:03and that there was no compliance with Article 42 of the Constitution.
01:07Mirato FMT.
