Malaysia’s United Malays National Organization ( UMNO )   has canceled a rally held on Monday ( Jan 6 ) in support of former prime minister Najib Razak, who was jailed and ex-prime minister.
However, opposition party Parti-Islam Se-Malaysia ( PAS ) said that it will go ahead with its own solidarity gathering for Najib on Monday, when the court will hear an appeal related to his bid to serve , the rest of his six-year jail term for corruption under house arrest.  ,
Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki, the inspector general of officers, gave the order to follow the instructions of Malaysia’s King Sultan Ibrahim regarding pardons or word cuts for convicted captives.
Umno has always given His Majesty the King the highest priority and value, according to Asyraf, the only group constantly supporting and upholding the establishment of the Malay Rulers as enshrined in the Federal Constitution, according to a report from Malay Mail media outlet.
The National Palace announced earlier on Friday that any request for a prisoner’s reprimand or word reduction may be made to the Pardons Board led by the king.  ,
According to the king, the king has the authority to grant pardons under Articles 42( 1 ) and ( 2 ) of the Federal Constitution, based on the recommendations of the Pardons Board he chairs. The king does even mandate, halt, or ride any phrase imposed by the courts.
Eventually, Razarudin Husain, the police chief, cited the city’s declaration and urged the public to respect constitutional laws and to abstain from attending rallies organized by any parties.  ,
The Court of Appeal reading involving an alleged royal clause order, which UMNO had planned, would have coincided with the rally. Najib is currently serving the rest of his six-year jail sentence for corruption under house arrest.
Asyraf stated in his speech that the ruling coalition, which is a part of the ruling coalition, does not violate the Constitution and will continue to support the monarchy’s decrees.
Umno has full confidence that the Yang di-Persuan Agong will treat Najib with all due respect and fairness.
In a speech on Saturday, PAS said that it “acknowledges and upholds” the royal order by the house.
Its designed protest on Monday , aims to “defend” the right power of the prince as stated in the royal order and to support , Najib’s rights, especially with regards to the alleged royal clause attempt, it added.
According to PAS secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan,” the purpose of this unity collecting is to protect the right powers of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong against adjustment and lack of transparency, as well as to help all legal efforts of Najib to seek justice under the law based on the similar powers and prerogatives,” according to news outlet The Star.
” PAS has no plans to bring up the request for its members to meet peacefully on January 6th.”
He added that , its planned rally at Putrajaya’s Palace of Justice on Monday will be peaceful and does not contradict constitutional provisions or interfere with the Pardons Board’s proceedings.
According to Takiyuddin, the gathering reflects” cross-community solidarity at a public venue to support Najib in his pursuit of justice and legal rights.”
Najib is currently serving a reduced jail term for misappropriating RM42 million ( US$ 9.33 million ) belonging to SRC International, a former subsidiary of 1Malaysia Development Bhd.
Najib’s legal team made an attempt last month to provide new evidence in his plea to serve the remainder of his house arrest sentence.
Nizar Najib’s son, Nizar, claimed in an affidavit that the Pahang sultan had informed him about the existence of a royal addendum so that the former premier could spend the rest of his six-year jail sentence while he was placed under house arrest.
One of Sultan Al-Sultan Abdullah’s final official duties was to reduce his RM210 million fine to RM50 million, which was reduced by half to Najib’s 12-year jail term before resigning on January 30 last year.
The High Court had previously rejected Najib’s legal challenge to the government’s production of an addendum order, which allegedly allows the ex-king to serve the remainder of his reduced six-year sentence at home.
In July of last year, the High Court decided that hearsay-based affidavits supporting Najib’s claim were not admissible as evidence.
Najib then appealed the decision.  ,