PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal has allowed former de facto law minister Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan, to appear as a watching brief in Datuk Seri Najib Razak's house arrest appeal.
Takiyuddin, a practising lawyer, is representing opposition leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin, Pas vice-president Datuk Seri Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar, and Bersatu vice-president Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee.
At the outset of today's proceedings, Takiyuddin, Pas' Kota Bharu member of parliament, said his presence was to address an issue debated at length in Parliament.
"On Dec 10, the government allowed the Prime Minister's Question Time to discuss this addendum issue.
"However, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim informed the house that he could not elaborate on the matter due to sub judice," he said before a three-judge panel led by Judge Datuk Azizah Nawawi.
Najib is currently serving a six-year prison sentence after being convicted of misappropriating RM42 million from SRC International Sdn Bhd.
The High Court had sentenced him to 12 years in prison with a fine of RM210 million, and the verdict was subsequently upheld by the Court of Appeal and Federal Court.
However, his prison sentence was halved to six years and his fine was reduced to RM50 million following his petition for a royal pardon on Sept 2, 2022.
Najib later filed an application on an alleged addendum order signed by the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
The addendum, purportedly allows Najib to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest.
Previously, the High Court dismissed the application.