PUTRAJAYA, Aug 7 (Bernama) — The Federal Court has set Aug 13 to deliver its verdict on the Attorney-General\u2019s Chambers\u2019 (AGC) appeal concerning the existence of a purported additional document that permitted Datuk Seri Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The former Prime Minister\u2019s counsel, Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, confirmed with Bernama the decision date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On July 9 this year, the Federal Court\u2019s three-member bench comprising Chief Judge of Malaya Tan Sri Hasnah Mohammed Hashim and Federal Court judges Datuk Zabariah Mohd Yusof and Datuk Hanipah Farikullah reserved their decision in the appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On April 28, the Federal Court granted leave to the Attorney-General to appeal against the Court of Appeal\u2019s decision concerning the alleged additional document linked to Najib. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Jan 6, in a 2-1 majority decision, the Court of Appeal remitted Najib\u2019s application on the purported existence of an additional document that allows him to serve the remainder of his six-year prison sentence under house arrest, to the High Court for determination on its merits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This decision overturned the earlier ruling of the High Court, which had dismissed Najib\u2019s application for leave to commence judicial review concerning the alleged document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Najib is currently serving a six-year custodial sentence for his conviction in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case, following the Federal Court\u2019s dismissal of both his appeal and subsequent review application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In February 2023, the Pardons Board commuted Najib\u2019s original 12-year sentence to six years and reduced the RM210 million fine to RM50 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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