Kuala lumpur: Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has withdrawn his appeal against the High Court's decision dismissing an application for a judicial review regarding an addendum order that allegedly allowed him to serve the remainder of his prison sentence under house arrest.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, following the withdrawal of the notice of appeal, Najib, 72, remains in prison at Kajang Prison after being convicted of embezzling RM42 million from SRC International Sdn Bhd. The former Pekan MP has been serving his sentence there since August 23, 2022. The High Court originally sentenced him to 12 years in prison and a fine of RM210 million, a decision later upheld by the Court of Appeal and the Federal Court. However, Najib's petition for a royal pardon on September 2, 2022, resulted in the Pardon Board shortening his prison sentence to six years and reducing his fine to RM50 million.
Through a notice from the law firm of Messrs. Shafee and Co dated April 2, it was stated that the law firm had discontinued and withdrawn the appeal without liberty to re-file and without any order regarding costs, with no reasons provided. On April 14, deputy registrar of the Court of Appeal Adilah Mohtar recorded the notice of termination and struck out Najib's notice of appeal.
Najib sought an order that if the addendum order is proven to exist, all or any of the respondents should be compelled to enforce it immediately and transfer him from Kajang Prison to his residence in Kuala Lumpur to serve the remainder of his prison sentence. In the application, Najib named seven respondents, including the Home Minister, the Commissioner General of Prisons, the Attorney General, and various government departments and officials.
On December 22, 2025, the High Court dismissed Najib's application after finding that the decree was not discussed or decided during the 61st Pardon Board Meeting on January 29, 2024. On August 13, 2025, the Federal Court returned the case to the High Court to hear its merits before a new judge after dismissing the Attorney General's appeal against the Court of Appeal's decision on January 6, 2025. The Court of Appeal, in a 2-1 majority, had returned Najib's case to the High Court for a hearing on its merits. Justices Datuk Azhahari Kamal Ramli and Datuk Seri Mohd Firuz Jaffril allowed the former prime minister's appeal to overturn the High Court's decision on July 3, 2024, which dismissed his application for leave to challenge the existence of the addendum. However, Justice Datuk Azizah Nawawi, who headed the panel, dissented and ruled that there was no merit in Najib's appeal.
Meanwhile, Najib has also withdrawn his appeal against the High Court's decision dismissing his application for leave to commence committal proceedings against former Attorney-General Tan Sri Ahmad Terrirudin Mohd Salleh for contempt of court. In a letter dated April 9, it was stated that the appeal had been struck off the list of civil appeals under Rule 9(3) of the Court of Appeal Rules 1994. On September 4, 2025, the High Court dismissed Najib's application after finding that the former prime minister had failed to prove a prima facie case of contempt of court. On May 21, 2025, Najib filed the application against Ahmad Terrirudin, who is now a Federal Court Judge, over the issue of an addendum order that allegedly allowed Najib to serve the remainder of his prison sentence at home.