Datuk Seri Najib Razak failed to exercise reasonable diligence to obtain the addendum he claims would allow him to be under house arrest when he filed for leave to initiate judicial review over the matter, the Federal Court heard on Wednesday (July 2).
Attorney General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar submitted that the former premier had every opportunity to obtain the addendum before the filing, but his action showed otherwise.
00:00Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak failed to exercise reasonable diligence to obtain the addendum he claims would allow him to be under house arrest when he filed for leave to initiate judicial review over the matter, the federal court heard on Wednesday.
00:17Attorney General Tanshri Mohammad Dusuki Mokhtar submitted that Najib had every opportunity to obtain the addendum before the filing, but his action showed otherwise.
00:28The AG was submitting at the hearing of an appeal he filed to set aside a 2-1 majority ruling by the Court of Appeal on Jan. 6 that remitted Najib's case back to the High Court to be heard on its merits.
00:44Najib's application at the High Court was on his claim that the addendum exists and would allow him to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest.
00:54Dusuki said Najib's son, Mohammad Nizar, who was a member of the Pahang State Executive Council, could have obtained the addendum through reasonable diligence given his frequent attendance at meetings with His Royal Highness, the Sultan of Pahang.
01:11Despite this, the addendum was only obtained after the decision at the High Court.
01:15Meanwhile, Najib's lead counsel, Tanshri Mohammad Shafi Abdullah, said the AG's chambers was already aware of the addendum order, as it was directly addressed to the then-AG.
01:28The hearing resumes before a three-judge panel, chaired by Chief Judge of Malaya Justice Hasna Mohammad Hashim on July 9.
