Judicial review on Najib's house arrest to be heard at High Court from mid-September


PUTRAJAYA: The Chief Judge of Malaya, Justice Hasnah Mohammed Hashim has instructed that the judicial review filed by Datuk Seri Najib Razak over his house arrest bid be heard at the High Court as early as mid-September.

Her specific instructions on Wednesday (Aug 13) came following a concern raised by Najib's lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, that his client would have to spend a couple more years before he could go on house arrest.

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