The prime minister cites a portion of a hadith which warns against unequal punishment for theft.
Anwar cited a portion of a hadith narrated by Aisyah Abu Bakar, one of the Prophet’s wives, which warned against unequal punishment for theft.
“What destroyed the nations before you was that when a person of high standing among them committed theft, they let him go unpunished.
“But when a person of low standing among them committed theft, they carried out the prescribed hudud punishment against him. By Allah! If Fatimah binti Muhammad were to steal, I would cut off her hand,” said the post.
Anwar, the PKR president, did not link his post to any case in particular.
However, it comes hours after the High Court confirmed that Najib would begin serving the remainder of his six-year jail term under house arrest at his Taman Duta home in Kuala Lumpur.
He will remain under house arrest until Aug 23, 2028.
Najib was jailed in August 2022 after the Federal Court upheld his conviction for abuse of power, criminal breach of trust and money laundering involving RM42 million in SRC International funds. He was sentenced to 12 years in jail and fined RM210 million.
In January 2024, then Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah halved Najib’s prison sentence and reduced his fine to RM50 million as part of a royal pardon.
In September this year, the current Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Ibrahim, granted Najib a further conditional pardon, allowing him to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest until Aug 23, 2028.
The arrangement was subject to Najib paying the RM50 million fine and complying with other stipulated conditions.
Last Friday, the High Court issued an order of discharge on payment of fine but the Attorney-General’s Chambers raised an issue with the document, questioning the accuracy of the terminology and legal provisions used in it. - FMT
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