KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court will hear Datuk Seri Najib Razak's leave application to cite former attorney general Tan Sri Ahmad Terrirudin Mohd Salleh for contempt on Tuesday (Aug 19).
Najib's lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah told the press that the matter has been fixed before Justice Alice Loke.
In February, Muhammad Shafee announced that he had been instructed by his client to take legal action against the former AG for contempt of court over claims that Ahmad Terrirudin – now a Federal Court judge – had concealed a royal addendum order that purportedly allows Najib to serve his prison sentence under house arrest.
In the leave application, which was filed on May 21, it said the application was based on clear evidence that Ahmad Terrirudin had knowledge of the alleged addendum order but chose to mislead the court.
On May 23, the Attorney General's Chambers said in a statement that Najib's leave application to initiate contempt proceedings was in breach of an existing court order.
Meanwhile, Muhammad Shafee also told the press that the High Court had fixed Sept 19 for further case management in Najib's judicial review application on the addendum order.
Last week, Chief Judge of Malaya Justice Hasnah Mohammed Hashim instructed the High Court to fix a hearing date on Najib's judicial review application within one month from Aug 18.
