KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Court has set Aug 13 for its decision on an appeal by the prosecution in Datuk Seri Najib Razak's judicial review application concerning a royal addendum that may allow him to serve his prison sentence under house arrest.
Najib's lawyer Muhammad Farhan Muhammad Shafee confirmed the matter when contacted.
The decision will be delivered by a three-judge panel chaired by Chief Judge of Malaya Justice Hasnah Mohammed Hashim, with Federal Court judges Justices Zabariah Mohd Yusof and Hanipah Farikullah also on the bench.
The Attorney General's Chambers is appealing to set aside a 2-1 majority ruling by the Court of Appeal on January 6, which remitted Najib’s case back to the High Court to be heard on its merits.
This decision overturned the High Court’s earlier ruling, which had dismissed Najib’s application for leave to commence a judicial review regarding the alleged additional document.
On April 28, the Federal Court granted leave to the Attorney General to appeal against the Court of Appeal's decision.
Najib is currently serving a six-year jail sentence in connection with the SRC International Sdn Bhd case, following the Federal Court’s dismissal of his appeal and review application.
In February of the previous year, the Pardons Board reduced his initial 12-year jail sentence and RM210mil fine to six years and a RM50mil fine.
