Everything is in order according to the plan. The stars are aligned with chess pieces in their intended position. The appointment of new Chief Justice, a pro-Najib and former UMNO member Wan Ahmad Farid, was the last missing piece of the puzzle. He would work hand-in-glove with another errand boy, Attorney General Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar, to deliver judicial decisions desired by the executive branch.
It was an expected decision when jailed former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak won a major court battle on Wednesday (August 13) that took the crook a step closer to being able to serve the remainder of his jail sentence under house arrest over the infamous multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scandal – thanks to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Mr Najib can now smile at his upcoming freedom.
Najib will create one more new history – the first imprisoned former premier to be rewarded with house detention. He had already created history as the first ex-prime minister sent to prison for corruption, followed by a stunning 50% reduction to his original 12 years jail sentence and 75% discount to his RM210 million fines – privileges abused and fast-tracked due to his social status.
In a unanimous decision, the Federal Court, Malaysia’s top tribunal, said on Wednesday it accepted that there was a royal document related to granting house arrest for Najib but it was not in a position to determine its authenticity. Najib has claimed the existence of a royal addendum order allowing him to serve the remainder of his jail sentence under house arrest.
The document was said to be an extra order in addition to a royal pardon – given at the eleventh hour by King Sultan Abdullah of Pahang (who has a special relationship with the family of Najib Razak) in January 2024 that halved his sentence from 12 years to six. Wednesday’s decision simply means that Najib’s claim over the royal addendum will now be heard in full before a new judge at the High Court on August 18.
The Federal Court’s decision essentially dismissed Attorney General Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar’s weak appeal against the appellate court’s judgement, which in a 2-1 majority decision had sent the matter back to the High Court for its merits to be heard. In its decision in January this year, the majority ruled that further evidence adduced during the appeal proceedings showed the existence of the addendum.
From the beginning, the controversial royal addendum has been suspected to exist based on contradiction, confusion and lies within Anwar’s own government. Multiple government authorities, including Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution and members of the pardons board, had initially denied knowledge of the document for months despite the former king’s office saying an addendum had been issued.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s months of silence and flip-flopping, instead of an outright denial of the existence of the addendum, was the biggest red flag that the document existed. Whether it was a lame strategy to hide the addendum fearing public anger, or merely a deliberate self-inflicted damage to help Najib build a strong case, Anwar’s plan ultimately boomerangs.
Wednesday’s decision means the High Court has to determine the authenticity of the document and whether the royal addendum is a part of the pardon order or not. Najib was initially sentenced to 12 years in jail and fined RM210 million, which he began serving on August 23, 2022. However, the Pardons Board reduced his sentence to six years and the fine to RM50 million in an order dated January 29, 2024.
The royal addendum is allegedly also dated Jan 29, 2024 – a day before the end of the five-year reign of Sultan Abdullah as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King). Unless the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) could prove that the royal addendum is invalid – such as issued after the King left the Palace but was illegally backdated – Anwar government would be forced to execute the royal order, potentially triggering public anger.
However, based on PM Anwar’s previous remarks hinting strong support for Najib’s house arrest – even sympathy for the crook – and openly declared that he was “not interested in jailing corrupt politicians, but to just recover stolen public funds”, a favourable result is awaiting Najib Razak at the Kangaroo Court. Anwar had even condemned those who opposed the royal pardon for Najib.
In fact, the disgraceful Anwar had mocked and ridiculed people obsessed with the 1MDB scandal and imprisoned Najib, suggesting that he wanted people to forget the billions lost in the scandal and to forgive the despicable Najib. Heck, Anwar had even criticized people for lack of compassion for Najib, and lectured people that Najib had suffered enough in prison (even though he was being accorded special treatment in prison).
Another good news for Najib is that a new law on house arrest specially engineered by the Anwar government for him is in the final stage. The prime minister’s loyalist and bootlicker, Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution, has been burning the midnight oil to rush the bill to ensure power-crazy Anwar can remain in power by appeasing UMNO, whose support is critical to Anwar’s premiership.
But how does Anwar plan to respond to angry voters upon the imminent release of Najib from the Kajang Prison? That’s easy – he will definitely point the fingers at the previous Agong. While Malaysia’s king plays a ceremonial role, the monarch can grant clemency to convicted persons under discretionary powers granted by the federal constitution – but based on the advice of the Pardons Board.
Negative remarks about the monarchy can be prosecuted under a colonial-era Sedition Act, which has been used against people who criticise the royals on social media. Hence, the Anwar administration would use the police to warn, threaten and intimidate people not to question the royal addendum – and bite the bullet instead – because it was a royal decision punishable if condemned.
Yes, the premier plans to whitewash his hands using the royal card, despite a backroom deal between Anwar’s PKR and UMNO to free Najib in exchange for UMNO’s full support to ensure Anwar completes his 5-year term after the 15th General Election in November 2022 that resulted in a hung parliament. Without UMNO, Anwar could not become the 10th Prime Minister of Malaysia.
It’s hard to imagine how the High Court can decide that a royal order needs not be honoured after the AGC and the Judicial have been purposely corrupted with pro-UMNO attorney general and chief justice. PM Anwar deliberately refused to grant a six-month extension to former fearless Chief Justice Tengku Tun Maimun Tuan Mat primarily because she was an obstacle to freeing Najib.
Anwar can huff and puff about his innocence, but without the Pardons Board assembled by his own office to propose or agree to a royal pardon for Najib, the addendum would not exist in the first place – even if Sultan Abdullah insisted to shamelessly pardon an elite member of the Pahang Royal Household. Najib’s maternal grandfather was an investor in Malaysia’s first casino – Genting Highlands.
The U.S.-DOJ investigation results say that over US$4.5 billion was misappropriated from the 1MDB fund, with some of the money used to finance Hollywood films, and buy hotels, private jet, luxury Equanimity superyacht, Picasso paintings, jewellery and real estate. More than US$700 million (hence the infamous RM2.6 billion) from the fund landed in Najib’s bank account.
It’s both disappointing and disgusting that fake reformist Anwar Ibrahim has more compassion for a crook than 34 million Malaysians who now have to share the burden of 1MDB debt, which has ballooned to RM43 billion. He could insult people’s intelligence with his arrogance of power, but will pay the price in the next 16th General Election.
Awaiting Najib’s release, most likely before the Christmas, are his favourite Starbucks Caramel Macchiato and special diet of expensive Quinoa, not that such delicacies have not been smuggled into the Kajang Prison through special delivery. There would be a massive UMNO celebration to welcome their former president, who is set to make a return to politics to challenge Anwar.
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August 15th, 2025 by financetwitter
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