00:02The Attorney General's chambers will oppose the Malaysian Bar's attempt to challenge the Pardons
00:07Board decision behind Datuk Seri Najib Razak's house arrest. The objection was raised at the
00:13High Court in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday. Senior Federal Counsel Ahmad Hanirhan Bali said the
00:19AGC's position is that the decision is non-justiciable because it involves the
00:24Yang Di-Pantuan Agong who presided over the Pardons Board meeting. He told Justice Indra Nehru the AGC
00:31needs time to file written submissions after receiving the Bar's application by email two days
00:37ago. The Bar filed its leave application on Tuesday. It wants the court to declare the house arrest
00:43arrangements unlawful and unconstitutional and to stay their implementation until the case is decided.
00:50The Bar argues house arrest does not fall within a pardon, reprieve or respite under the Federal
00:56Constitution and says it is not provided for in criminal law. Najib's lawyer, Muhammad Farhan
01:03Muhammad Shafi, said they also want to file submissions as any order would directly affect
01:09their client. Najib is currently serving the remainder of his SRC international sentence under
01:15house arrest until August 23, 2028 after a conditional pardon and full payment of his RM50 million
01:23fine. The court said December 14th for submissions and December 28th for replies. The hearing is on March 17th.
