KUALA LUMPUR: Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is still warded at the Cheras Rehabilitation Hospital, the Prisons Department said.
"He will be sent back to the Kajang Prison after specialists in the hospital or Hospital Kuala Lumpur give him medical clearance."
On Sept 12, the High Court ordered Najib to undergo a medical check in hospital after it was informed that he was unwell.
It said that Najib was sent to the hospital based on Section 37 of the Prisons Act and the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (Mandela Rules).
"Other than carrying outnpunishment meted by the Courts, the Prisons Department will be responsible for the health of inmates which includes their medication and treatment which is recommended by government appointed medical officers."
The department, however, did not address fresh allegations that Najib was receiving special treatment.
Earlier PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli brought up an anonymous message circulating on social media.
It claimed that the Kajang prison cell of Najib, who has been given the codename "merpati" (pigeon), had been renovated and there were plans to move him to the Cheras Rehabilitation Hospital (CRH) to allow more access to visitors and VVIP facilities.
Rafizi said he had refrained from commenting at first because it was from an anonymous source.
He, however, said that a posting on the former Umno president's social media platform responding to PKR's plans left him puzzled.
Rafizi said that while the public was told that Najib's was in poor health he seemed to be doing well enough to post messages on Facebook.
He said even if the posting was done by his account's administrator, the understanding was Najib should not be interacting with the outside world.
The Prisons Department has so far issued two denials that Najib received special treatment in prison since he was first jailer last month. Najib was sent to jail after the Federal Court upheld his conviction in the RM42 million SRC International Sdn Bhd case.
He is currently facing trial for his role in the 1 Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) case. It was delayed due to his hospitalisation medical checks.