He said this was to “correct certain factual errors” in Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s affidavit supporting Najib’s application to compel the government to produce the purported order.
“I will be taking steps to obtain appropriate legal advice and seek to write to the High Court to ask for permission or leave to file an affidavit to correct certain factual errors contained in the affidavit in question.
“I take no position in so far as the merits of the ongoing dispute is concerned but I merely wish to ensure that the factual record is properly reflected and recorded so that all parties and in particular the High Court is properly appraised of all material facts.
“This will ultimately allow for a just and fair decision to be made in the interest of all parties concerned,” he said in a statement.
In a subsequent statement, the Attorney-General’s Chambers said it would alert the courts to Tengku Zafrul’s plan to seek leave to file his own affidavit.
Tengku Zafrul, the Kota Raja Umno chief, is also the investment, trade and industry minister.
In his affidavit, Zahid reportedly claimed he sighted the purported “supplementary order” from the former king regarding Najib’s house arrest.
According to reports, Zahid claimed to have viewed a copy of the purported order on Tengku Zafrul’s mobile phone during a meeting at the deputy prime minister’s house.
Zahid alleged that the purported copy Tengku Zafrul showed him had been taken from the original shown to Tengku Zafrul by Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah.
“I verily believe that for the sufficient period of time I sighted and read the addendum order, and I clearly saw the entire contents and that it forms part of the pardon process of the applicant, which is supplementary to the main (royal) order both dated Jan 29.
“Thus, I hereby confirm the existence of the addendum order dated Jan 29, issued by the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong,” he was quoted as saying.
On Feb 2, the Federal Territories Pardons Board halved Najib’s prison sentence in his SRC International case from 12 years to six years and reduced his fine from RM210 million to RM50 million.
Najib, 70, is currently serving his sentence at Kajang Prison and is to be released on Aug 23, 2028.
In his application filed on April 1, Najib claimed that then king Al-Sultan Abdullah had issued the supplementary decree during the board’s meeting on Jan 29, a day before his term ended.
However, Najib alleged that the “addendum order” was not announced by the board on Feb 2 and that the government was in contempt for not executing the supplementary decree.