PETALING JAYA: A former Umno chief has challenged dwelling minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail to handle stories confirming the existence of a purported “supplementary order” permitting former prime minister Najib Razak to serve the rest of his sentence below home arrest.
Earlier immediately, Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi was reported to have confirmed in an affidavit the existence of the purported order issued by then Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah on Jan 29.
Reacting to the stories, former Umno Supreme Council member Isham Jalil asked whether or not Saifuddin spoke the reality when he claimed to be unaware of the purported order.
“Who is mendacity to Najib? Is Zahid mendacity? Is Tengku Zafrul Aziz mendacity? Or is Saifuddin mendacity?
“If what Zahid mentioned is true, then it makes it appear to be Saifuddin and the federal government lied and hid the matter.
“Saifuddin, please remark if Zahid and Tengku Zafrul are mendacity, or if you are mendacity,” he mentioned in a Facebook put up.
According to the stories, Zahid claimed to have seen a replica of the purported order on Tengku Zafrul’s cell phone throughout a gathering on the deputy prime minister’s home.
Zahid alleged that the purported copy Tengku Zafrul confirmed him had been taken from the unique proven to Tengku Zafrul by Al-Sultan Abdullah.
“I verily consider that for the adequate time period I sighted and skim the addendum order, and I clearly noticed the complete contents and that it varieties a part of the pardon means of the applicant which is supplementary to the principle order each dated Jan 29.
“Thus, I hereby affirm the existence of the addendum order dated Jan 29, issued by the sixteenth Yang di-Pertuan Agong,” he was quoted as saying.
Zahid’s affidavit was filed in help of an utility by Najib to compel the federal government to provide the purported “supplementary order”.
Meanwhile, Tengku Zafrul mentioned in a press release that he intends to use to the court docket to file an affidavit within the proceedings to “right sure factual errors” contained in Zahid’s affidavit.
“I take no place in as far as the deserves of the continued dispute is worried however I merely want to be certain that the factual file is correctly mirrored and recorded,” he mentioned.
Earlier immediately, unity authorities spokesman Fahmi Fadzil mentioned the Cabinet didn’t focus on Najib’s utility searching for that the court docket compel Putrajaya to provide the doc.
Fahmi mentioned the Cabinet additionally didn’t focus on Zahid’s reported affidavit in help of Najib’s utility.
On Feb 2, the Federal Territories Pardons Board halved Najib’s jail sentence in his SRC International case from 12 years to 6 and decreased his wonderful from RM210 million to RM50 million.
Najib, 70, is presently serving his sentence at Kajang Prison and is to be launched on Aug 23, 2028.
On March 4, Saifuddin mentioned Najib was not eligible for home arrest because it solely utilized to convicts serving at most 4 years in jail.
