ATTORNEY GENERAL Tan Sri Dusuki Mokhtar who suspended former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s house arrest order that was decreed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim elaborated on the defective Kuala Lumpur High Court’s Order of Discharge.
Had the details been scrutinised more carefully, he would not have to face multiple police reports that have been lodged against him by UMNO and PAS and a royal rebuke from Istana Negara.
Though Dusuki declined to comment on when he would be seeking a royal audience with the Agong, Berita Harian reported that the meeting would likely take place tomorrow, Nov 10.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had advised Dusuki to seek a royal audience with Sultan Ibrahim.
The King had decreed that Najib is detained under house arrest for the remainder of his jail term since a RM50 mil fine was settled.
Dusuki however had suspended the house arrest order due to errors and defects in court documents.
The defects reportedly involve accuracy in the terminology and legal provisions used in the document.
The document was issued after UMNO settled a RM50 mil fine that was collected through a solitary fund.
This was why the Attorney-General’s Chambers had moved to defer the implementation of Najib’s house arrest until a review of conditional pardon and Order of Discharge was done.
Several lawyers have highlighted via their social media the defects in the discharge order.
Former deputy public prosecutor Liyana Marzuki in a post pointed out that the name of the court, Najib’s name and the relevant section numbers were all stated wrongly.
She deemed it as a fatal error that would enable others to cancel it altogether.
In addition to that, she blamed Najib’s legal defence team led by Datuk Seri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah since it was a norm for the defence team to prepare a draft order that the court would endorse.
“Is DSN’s legal team really worth the huge fees they are paid?”
The questioned was posed because the legal team concentrated on trial by the media and lost the trial and appeal in court.
Practising lawyer Asiah Abd Jalil pointed out a fatalistic error in the discharge order.
In the SRC International Bhd case, Najib was found guilty of seven charges:-
- Three charges under Section 409 of the Penal Code and was sentence to 10 years imprisonment
- Three charges under Section 4(1)(b) Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing, Anti-Restricted Activity Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001. The sentence is 10 years behind bars
- One charge under section 23 of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act. The penalty is 12 years in jail and RM210 mil in fine.
The lawyer stressed that the discharge order had only mentioned section 409 three times. —Nov 9, 2026
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