Why didn't Najib wear orange lock-up clothes? It's at officer's discretion, says MACC

KUALA LUMPUR: Whether detainees wear the orange-coloured lock-up attire is at the discretion of the investigation officer and is not mandatory, explained Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) deputy chief commissioner (operations) Datuk Seri Azam Baki (pic left). 

He said in an interview aired on the Bernama radio channel Saturday morning (Sept 22) when asked why former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was not in handcuffs and wearing orange-coloured lock-up attire when he was charged at the Kuala Lumpur courthouse with four graft and 21 money-laundering charges on Thursday (Sept 20).

 

Azam said one of the main considerations taken into account was the possibility of the detainee escaping by blending into a crowd.

"In ordinary circumstances, if the person is deemed to be a potential risk, they will be made to wear the orange uniform … on a case-by-case basis.