Malaysia’s past king has demanded that all events” stop more debate” regarding a imperial order he had issued regarding former prime minister Najib Razak’s request to serve the remainder of his prison sentence while he is on house arrest.  ,
Otherwise, Pahang’s king Sultan AbdullahRi’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah emphasized that the case is before the courts and demanded that all parties adhere to the “legal approach”  ,  ,
According to Malaysiakini, Sultan Abdullah said at a religious gathering in Pahang’s state mosque on Thursday ( Feb 27 ) that” this matter falls under the jurisdiction of the responsible and trustworthy parties.”  ,
” Thus, all parties must honor the procedures and rules that have been established. Avoid creating distress or unwanted disputes”, he reportedly said.
The Pahang sovereign appears to have spoken out about issues relating to the clause order for the first time.
Najib claimed that Sultan Abdullah had ordered him to be under house arrest during a Jan. 29. 2024 conference of the Pardons Board in an application for judicial evaluation in April of last year. The meeting took place one moment before Sultan Abdullah’s era ended as king of Malaysia.
This comes after the Pardons Board announced on February 2 that Najib’s prison sentence for bribery would be reduced from 12 to six years. The board also reduced his RM210 million ( US$ 47.1 million ) fine to RM50 million.  ,
CNA was the first to report on Najib’s limited royal pardon on January 31 of last year, citing options including senior government officials.
The Indonesian government earlier this month challenged a Court of Appeal’s most recent decision regarding Najib’s request for home imprisonment.
The government requested permission to bring an elegance to the Federal Court in response to the Court of Appeal’s decision on January 6, 2025 to give Najib permission to start judicial evaluation proceedings so he can serve the rest of his six-year word at home.  ,
A rumored notice from the Pahang state house that confirmed the existence of a royal decree allowing Najib to serve the remainder of his prison term at home was produced by his attorney.
Malaysian politics have been tangled up by the royal addendum saga, which has sparked conflict in Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s unity government, which is made up of four coalitions, including the one led by the United Malays National Organization ( UMNO ).
Najib was formerly UMNO’s leader.  ,
The current king, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, is currently facing other 1Malaysia Development Berhad ( 1MDB)-related corruption charges in the Malaysian authorities, and UMNO officials have called for the leader to grant the jailed politician a full pardon.  ,
The unity government’s another companions, who claim that Najib had received a fair test before he was found guilty, have also been harmed by the decision.
In January, the Attorney-General’s Chambers had likewise sought a gag order to ban public discourse of Najib’s criminal evaluation say that the royal clause order existed.