Former Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has filed a damning police report through his lawyer against former Attorney General Tan Sri Ahmad Terrirudin, accusing him of deceiving the courts and suppressing a royal decree granting home detention.
KUALA LUMPUR, 16 June — Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak has launched a scathing legal assault on former Attorney General Tan Sri Ahmad Terrirudin Mohd Salleh, accusing him of serious criminal misconduct in suppressing a royal Addendum Order that could have seen the former premier serving his prison sentence under house arrest.
The explosive allegations were contained in a police report filed on Najib’s behalf by his lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, after repeated requests to lodge the report from within Kajang Prison were reportedly denied by both the Prisons Department and the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Najib, who is currently serving a reduced six-year sentence in Kajang Prison following a partial royal pardon, claims that a second, Addendum Order issued by the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong granted him the right to serve his sentence under home detention. However, this royal decree was never executed, allegedly due to deliberate suppression by the former AG.
“Despite having direct knowledge of the Addendum Order, Tan Sri Ahmad Terrirudin deliberately misled the High Court,” the report states.
Malaysia’s 6th Prime Minister alleges that the Addendum Order, dated 29 January 2024, was withheld from public knowledge and deliberately buried by authorities, including the Attorney General’s Chambers. Najib claims his legal team had written to the AG’s office in February requesting confirmation of the Order’s existence — a request that was ignored.
Najib Filed Judicial Review
When Najib filed for judicial review in April, seeking to confirm and enforce the Addendum Order, Ahmad Terrirudin, through his Federal Counsel, objected to the application on the grounds that it was “speculative” — despite, according to Najib, being in possession of the very document in question.
“This was not merely an administrative lapse, but a clear and wilful act of deceiving the judiciary,” Najib’s report contends, adding that such actions amount to criminal offences under Sections 204 and 209 of the Penal Code, for hiding evidence and dishonestly making a false claim before the court.
Najib further states that the Addendum Order was later obtained through his son from the Royal Household of the Sultan of Pahang — the former Agong — confirming both its existence and authenticity. A subsequent letter from the Royal Household dated 4 January 2025 reaffirmed that Najib was, in fact, granted home imprisonment, effective from the same date as the main pardon.
Obstructing Royal Authority
The police report paints a damning picture of a top legal officer allegedly obstructing royal authority and interfering with justice by:
- Suppressing a legitimate Addendum Order issued by the monarch;
- Instructing government lawyers to argue in court that the document did not exist;
- Misleading the judiciary into rejecting Najib’s request for leave to review the matter.
Najib asserts that the former AG’s actions were not only in contempt of the royal pardon process but also amount to serious criminal breaches that call for an immediate and thorough police investigation.
“Justice must be upheld, and the decree of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong must be respected and executed in full,” the report concludes.
Legal Saga
This latest move adds another explosive layer to Najib’s ongoing legal saga, coming at a time when questions over prosecutorial conduct and institutional transparency continue to dominate national discourse.
Efforts are now expected to shift towards whether law enforcement will act on this report — and what consequences may follow for the former AG if found to have deliberately misled the courts and obstructed royal justice. – NMH
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