KUALA LUMPUR: Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil has dismissed claims that the Home Ministry did not respect an addendum order signed by the former Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
The addendum order was to allow Datuk Seri Najib Razak to serve the remainder of his six-year jail term under house arrest.
Fahmi, who is the unity government spokesman, said the Home Ministry followed procedure.
"They implemented the directives stated in the documents they received," he told reporters today.
"Details of the matter will be deliberated in court and we will let the judicial process take its course," he said on the sidelines of the 2025 International Regulatory Conference.
Yesterday, Najib's lawyer, Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah revealed a letter from the Pahang Sultanate Council affirming the existence of an addendum order
The letter dated Jan 4 was addressed to Najib's eldest son Datuk Mohamad Nizar by the Comptroller of the Royal Household of the Sultan of Pahang Datuk Ahmad Khirrizal Ab Rahman.
Yesterday, the Court of Appeal reinstated Najib's judicial review on the purported addendum order which the High Court dismissed last year.
The former Pekan member of parliament is seeking a mandamus order to compel the respondents to provide a response and verify the existence of the alleged additional decree dated Jan 29, 2024.