KUALA LUMPUR – Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has instructed Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar to seek an audience with His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, immediately to clarify issues surrounding the implementation of the Conditional Pardon Order involving former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
The Prime Minister said this was to clarify the legal issues involved, as well as the implications for another case involving Najib, namely 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), Bernama reported.
Anwar said the authority and decision of the King had never been questioned.
Instead, he said, the matter requiring clarification concerned the implementation of the royal decree in the context of the second case involving Najib.
“I have asked the Attorney-General to seek an audience with His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong immediately, to respectfully explain why the decision was accepted in the SRC case, but there are complications because it also involves a second case, the 1MDB case,” Anwar said.
Najib, 73, has been serving his sentence at Kajang Prison since Aug 23, 2022, after being convicted of misappropriating RM42 million belonging to SRC International.
Earlier, Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim has expressed profound displeasure over ongoing disputes regarding his decree granting Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak house arrest, cautioning that challenging the decision amounts to defying the King.
Describing the conditional pardon as clear, definitive, and free of any ambiguity, His Majesty emphasised that the power of pardon is an absolute royal prerogative under Article 42 of the Federal Constitution, which must be respected in accordance with constitutional monarchy and the rule of law.
Yesterday, the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) said the implementation of Najib’s house arrest had been temporarily deferred pending further examination and clarification of the interpretation of the Conditional Pardon Order and the implications of the Order of Discharge issued by the High Court here yesterday, following settlement of the RM50 million fine.
The AGC said the temporary deferment was not intended to question or set aside the royal decree, but was a measure to ensure that it and the related court order were implemented accurately, properly and in accordance with the applicable legal position.
Najib was reported to have settled the RM50 million fine imposed on him in the SRC International Sdn Bhd funds misappropriation case at the High Court Criminal Registry here yesterday.- November 7, 2026