Public barred from proceedings in Najib’s challenge on ‘supplementary order’

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Lawyer Shafee Abdullah made the request of Justice Amarjeet Singh at the start of Najib Razak’s bid to commence the legal challenge.    Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/04/17/public-barred-from-proceedings-in-najibs-challenge-on-supplementary-order/   Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/04/17/prosiding-najib-berkait-dekri-tambahan-agong-diadakan-secara-tertutup/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #NajibRazak #Proceedings #Barred

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00:00 The public has been barred from observing Najib Razak's bid to compel the government to produce a supplementary order purportedly issued by the former king.

00:11 The supplementary order allegedly allowed the former prime minister to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest.

00:18 Lawyer Shafi' Abdullah made the request to Justice Amarjit Singh at the start of proceedings at the Kuala Lumpur High Court today.

00:26 Senior Federal Council Shamsul Bolhassan and Ahmad Hanir Hambali, appearing for the Attorney General's Chambers, did not object to having the case heard in camera.

00:36 Amarjit then ordered everyone in the public gallery, including journalists, to leave the court.

00:42 On April 1, Najib filed an application claiming that then Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah issued the supplementary decree during a Federal Territories Pardons Board meeting on January 29.

00:55 On February 2, the FDPB halved Najib's prison sentence in his SRC International case from 12 years to 6 and reduced his fine from 210 million ringgit to 50 million ringgit.

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