July 17, 2024
PUTRAJAYA – Datuk Seri Najib Razak has filed an appeal to the Court of Appeal against a lower court’s dismissal of his leave application to commence judicial review to challenge the existence of an addendum purportedly issued by the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong that would allow him to serve the remainder of his jail sentence under house arrest.
Najib’s lawyer Muhammad Farhan Muhammad Shafee said the notice of appeal was filed on July 9, Bernama reported.
According to the judiciary’s efiling system, the appeal is fixed for case management on Oct 7.
On July 3, the Kuala Lumpur High Court dismissed the former prime minister’s bid to seek leave to commence judicial review against eight respondents, including the government, to challenge the addendum’s existence.
High Court judge Datuk Amarjeet Singh ruled on the basis that four affidavits filed in support of Najib’s application, including affidavits filed by Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and vice-president Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail, were hearsay.
In his leave application filed last April, Najib, 70, sought a mandamus order to compel either all or one of the respondents to respond and confirm the existence of the additional decree dated Jan 29 this year.