Hearing set for later this month in Najib’s bid to serve prison sentence under house arrest

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The former prime minister’s request to have his case heard on April 17th, the Malaysian High Court has set up to hear his request for the government to create an clause order from the former king, which apparently allows him to serve the remainder of his sentence while he is on house arrest.

On Thursday ( Apr 4), Free Malaysia Today ( FMT ) reported that Shafee Abdullah, Najib’s attorney, had informed Justice Amarjeet Singh that his client wanted to obtain an additional affidavit, a written statement that had been confirmed by oath, to back up his application.

Mr Shafee, however, did not disclose the identity of this” important” witness.

The attorney added that Hari Raya Puasa, the person’s lawyer, is currently not in the region and will only come back after that, according to FMT. Apr 10 is the day of the festival.

Najib claimed that the then-king Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah of Pahang had issued the order for him to remain under house arrest during a Jan. 29 Pardons Board meet. The meeting took place one moment before Sultan Abdullah’s era ended as queen of Malaysia.

The Pardons Board made the official announcement 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$ 44.5 million ) fine to RM50 million. CNA was the first to break the news on Jan 31 on Najib’s limited royal pardon, citing resources including senior government officials.

Najib claimed in his application from April 1 that Sultan Abdullah had received confirmation on February 12 regarding the release of the memorandum purchase. Instead of serving the majority of his lowered sentence at Kajang Prison, according to Malay Mail.

Najib has been in prison since August 23, 2022, after the Federal Court upheld his judgment for money laundering, energy abuse, and criminal breach of trust due to the misuse of SRC International resources. SRC International was formerly a division of 1Malaysia Development Berhad ( 1MDB).

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Online hate sows Muslim fears as India votes

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” Feeling OF HATRED” However, critics claim that the BJP’s complex social media platform is also igniting division. After months of obscene social media posts calling Muslims “outsiders,” Haldwani president Islam Hussain claimed tensions were already high prior to the violence in February. ” It was said that due toContinue Reading

‘Angry’ South Korean voters turn to fledgling protest party

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President Yoon’s party is determined to take control of congress so they can advance his socially conservative agenda, but the constitution only allows him to serve for a five-year name. However, scandals have fueled public dissatisfaction with his management, particularly First Lady Kim Keon Hee’s approval of a Christian bag-Continue Reading

Singaporean actors living in Taiwan, Yvonne Lim and Andie Chen, describe their earthquake experience

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Andie, who has experienced minor tsunamis over the three years he has lived in Taiwan, explained:” What you’re supposed to do is to rush at a place where nothing’s going to fall on your mind. &nbsp,

Because the walls there is more reliable, I decided to put an arch in between my existing room and kitchen. And if the property collapsed, I’d been near my house where there’s food and water.”

Andie ran downstairs to reach his wife and children after the initial earthquake was through, taking his phone and wallet. &nbsp,

He was unable to call his wife because she left her phone at home, despite the fact that his children’s instructor had confirmed that the children were safe and gathered at the field. So he returned to his house to waited for her.

He claimed that it was only after he noticed his neighbor looking pale that he realized how serious the disaster was.

” You see, Singaporeans do n’t know, “he chuckled”. It’s the same for me, I did n’t know how bad the situation was. In my mind, I thought,’ Okay, really be secure first’.”

” If even the Taiwanese are freaking out, you know this is not regular, “he said. &nbsp,

He claimed that he had lost numerous crystals on his Eastern Television Awards prize and that Kate’s Star Awards prize had been chipped. But the” most painful “damage was to his macbook as its display was” fully smashed”.

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Commentary: How the Myanmar regime is surviving

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The recent shooting of more than 20 Rohingya Muslims in Minbya town of Rakhine and the besieging of Hsihseng in Southern Shan State highlight the SAC’s dangerous ability, supported by the widespread use of large weaponry and the proliferation of weaponized robots.

Four distinct states in Myanmar have recently experienced several air strikes. Residents were bombed 32 times in two days, according to a report from Karenni State.

In late January, Amnesty International discovered that Chinese and Eritrean marked tankers, whose possession was unknown, facilitated numerous flight fuel sales to Myanmar’s defense in 2023 through storage facilities in Vietnam.

Australia imposed restrictions on three Burmese businesses that supplied the military with aviation fuel on February 1. Since the revolution, US sanctions have been constantly imposed, with particular sanctions on flight gas supplies in March and August 2023.

In light of the recent upsurge in weather strikes, these methods should be coordinated and expanded.

Independent scientist David Scott Mathieson studies Myanmar’s fight and human rights issues. This remark first appeared on Lowy Institute’s website, The Interpreter.

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Israel war cabinet member Gantz calls for Sept elections

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Netanyahu, Israel’s longest- serving prime minister, has consistently ruled out first elections, which opinion polls suggest he had shed, saying that to go to the polls in the middle of a war had only praise Hamas, the Islamist movement that ruled Gaza. On Wednesday, Gantz’s Likud party stated that heContinue Reading