PN must tread carefully over Najib addendum issue, say analysts

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Further criticism over the lack of action over the house-arrest addendum could backfire if it is perceived to be undermining the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/01/13/pn-must-tread-carefully-over-najib-addendum-issue-say-analysts/   Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/01/13/pn-mesti-hati-hati-berhubung-isu-titah-adendum-kata-penganalisis  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #AnwarIbrahim #NajibRazak #Addendum

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00:00Perikatan national leaders must tread carefully over the issue of the Najib Razak house arrest

00:07addendum to ensure that statements on the issue would not be perceived as an attack

00:11on the monarchy, say two political analysts.

00:14Hisamuddin Bakar of Ilham Center said PN's outspoken approach on the issue could backfire

00:20if their criticisms were perceived by the public as going against the royal institution.

00:25On Saturday, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the royal addendum was sent back to Istana

00:30Negara by then-Attorney General Ahmad Teri Rudin Saleh after Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar

00:35became the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong on January 31st last year.

00:40Hisamuddin viewed Anwar's statement as a strategic move to defuse tensions after opposition

00:46leaders accused the government of hiding the addendum and disrespecting the monarchy.

00:50Azmi Hassan of Akademi Nusantara said Anwar's statement effectively dealt a checkmate to

00:55PN's attacks as their accusations about the government hiding the addendum are no longer viable.

01:01He said Anwar's government has been handling the issue according to protocol, adding that

01:06the opposition would be in danger of indirectly criticizing the king by questioning why the

01:10purported house arrest order was not carried out.

01:14Azmi also said Amno's move to seek a full pardon for Najib from Sultan Ibrahim was strategic

01:20and the safest way to navigate the issue.

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