Muhyiddin has no moral standing to criticise govt over addendum, says Fahmi

 

Communications minister Fahmi Fadzil said Muhyiddin Yassin will be in a better position to talk if he can get his son-in-law, who is wanted by MACC, to return home. (Bernama pic)

KUALA LUMPUR: Perikatan Nasional chairman Muhyiddin Yassin has no moral standing to criticise government leaders over the purported “supplementary order” on Najib Razak’s jail sentence, government spokesman Fahmi Fadzil said.

Fahmi said the former prime minister should first set a good example by getting his son-in-law, Adlan Berhan, who was allegedly “on the run”, to return to Malaysia.

“Bring back your son-in-law and then I think you’ll be in a better position to talk,” he said tonight when asked to comment on Muhyiddin’s remarks on Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s handling of the “supplementary order” issue earlier this evening.

“If he fails to do so, then he has no moral standing to talk.”

Muhyiddin had said that Anwar’s response to the purported “supplementary order” highlighted the irresponsibility among government leaders.

He said Anwar should fix matters instead of washing his hands of them.

He was commenting on Anwar’s refusal to be drawn into the discussions on the matter on grounds that it fell under the jurisdiction of the Federal Territories Pardons Board (FTPB), over which the king and the Malay Rulers have absolute authority.

In February, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission said it was prepared to charge Adlan with criminal breach of trust, but had yet to trace his whereabouts.

Last year, an MACC source said the agency had been investigating the award of a lucrative contract to Adlan, centred around possible abuse of power in connection with the National Integrated Immigration System (NIISe).

Adlan has since denied, through his lawyer, that he was on the run from the law.

Najib meanwhile is seeking leave of the High Court to commence judicial review proceedings in a bid to compel the government to produce the “supplementary order”, which was purportedly issued by the former Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, during the FTPB’s meeting on Jan 29.

The addendum allegedly allows Najib to serve the balance of his jail sentence in the SRC International case under house arrest.

Earlier, the board halved his prison term from 12 years to six, and reduced his fine from RM210 million to RM50 million.

Najib, 70, is currently serving his sentence at Kajang prison and is set to be released on Aug 23, 2028. - FMT