Anwar also told the Dewan Rakyat that Najib’s royal pardon application was initially not part of the meeting’s agenda.

“For the record, I informed the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong at the time that every citizen or prisoner has the right to apply (for pardon), and given Dato’ Seri Najib’s position, it was only reasonable for it to be considered, so His Majesty gave his consent (to consider it),” he said.

He said there were 11 agenda items, 10 of which were submitted by the legal affairs division as part of the usual process.

“For the 11th agenda item, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, who chaired the meeting, asked me to present arguments regarding Dato’ Seri Najib’s pardon application,” he said.

Anwar was responding to Takiyuddin Hassan (PN-Kota Bharu), who had asked the government to clarify whether the alleged addendum exists.

Najib filed an application last Thursday seeking to adduce fresh evidence in the Court of Appeal to prove the existence of a supplementary order allowing him to serve the remainder of his jail term under house arrest.

His bid to present new evidence at the hearing of his appeal for leave to commence judicial review proceedings was later adjourned.

Court documents seen by FMT revealed that Najib’s application included an affidavit signed by his son, Nizar, the Peramu Jaya assemblyman, and a Pahang executive councillor.

Anwar meanwhile added that his involvement was limited to the initial meeting on Dec 8.

“The following meeting on Jan 29, 2024 was attended by the minister responsible (federal territories minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa),” he said.

On Feb 2, the FTPB announced that Najib’s prison sentence in his SRC International case had been halved from 12 years to six, and his fine reduced from RM210 million to RM50 million.

Najib is currently serving his jail sentence at Kajang prison.

In his leave application filed in the High Court on April 1, he claimed that the former king had, during an FTPB meeting on Jan 29, issued a supplementary decree allowing him to serve the remainder of his reduced jail term under house arrest.

He said the board had omitted to announce the terms of the supplementary decree and that the government was in contempt for not complying with it.

Najib wants the court to compel the government to execute the supplementary decree, if it exists, by placing him under house arrest.