The Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) is seeking a gag order against public discussion on the addendum order in Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s appeal over his house arrest issue.
Senior Federal Counsel Shamsul Bolhassan made an oral application for the order at the High Court this morning.
He said the case involved sensitive issues that could potentially prejudice the ongoing judicial process.
“We applied for the order and asked that it remain in force pending the outcome of the hearing as it touches on sensitive issues.
“We do not want everyone making comments and talking about it in the media like they are now,” he told reporters after case management.
However, Judge Hayatul Akmal Abdul Aziz later ordered Shamsul to file a formal written application by Jan 20.
The AGC is seeking a gag and prohibitive order to restrain the public from discussing Najib’s judicial review seeking to compel Putrajaya to execute an alleged addendum order allowing him to serve the remainder of his jail term under house arrest.
Meanwhile, Najib’s counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah objected to the application, describing the issue as akin to “the horses have bolted, and now we want to close the door.”

“Everybody has discussed it. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has discussed it a lot more than anyone else,” he said outside the courtroom.
Shamsul also said that his side would oppose the application by Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan, Tan Sri Azhar Azizan Harun, and Datuk Seri Zulkifli Noordin to act as watching brief lawyers in the case, representing opposition leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin, PAS Vice-President Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar, and Bersatu Vice-President Datuk Seri Ronald Kiandee.
The court has fixed March 11 for further case management. – NST