New twist in Najib’s bid to serve jail term at home as two ministers dispute claims over supposed royal order

New twist in Najib’s bid to serve jail term at home as two ministers dispute claims over supposed royal order

But new drama ensued when several media outlets including CNA received a copy of Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s affidavit, in which he claimed Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz had shown him a copy of a royal order approving the house arrest. The latter has issued a statement disputing the claims as having “certain factual errors”.

Nusantara Academy for Strategic Research senior fellow Azmi Hassan feels this issue affects the future of the unity government, given that the Barisan Nasional coalition Umno leads holds 30 seats in parliament — crucial for the government’s supermajority. This was the meeting that produced the decision to slash Najib’s 12-year sentence to six years, a move that angered the nation but was ultimately acknowledged as a prerogative of the then-king.

He went on to say that besides him and Mr Tengku Zafrul, other members of the government have seen the addendum order, and that Pahang Chief Minister Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail has also seen it and can “confirm the same”. Mr Ahmad Zahid did not state why Sultan Abdullah chose to show the addendum order to Mr Tengku Zafrul, nor why the latter decided to photograph or scan it.

Mr Tengku Zafrul said this will allow for a “just and fair decision” to be made in the interest of all parties concerned. In any case, Najib’s latest legal challenge has pushed the Anwar administration into an awkward corner, say analysts, as a government challenge on the former premier’s bid for house arrest would be viewed as tantamount to challenging the unfettered role of the country’s constitutional monarchy.

“If he knew about the order, why was he not transparent with the people of Malaysia?” Prof Chin asked.

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