KUALA LUMPUR: The royal addendum order, which Datuk Seri Najib Razak relied on to seek a house arrest, was invalid as it was issued outside of the constitutional framework, says the High Court.
Releasing her written judgment a day after she dismissed Najib’s application, Justice Alice Loke said the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (YDPA) was a constitutional monarch whose power of clemency is subject to constitutional limits, and must be exercised strictly within the framework of Article 42 of the Federal Constitution.
