Azalina opposes bid for gag order on addendum

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The law and institutional reform minister says that in her personal opinion, the gag order shouldn’t be pursued as the matter is already in the public domain.   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/01/14/azalina-opposes-bid-for-gag-order-on-addendum/  Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/01/14/azalina-tak-sokong-larangan-bersuara-ke-atas-adendum/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #AzalinaOthmanSaid #GagOrder #Addendum

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00:00Law and Institutional Reform Minister Azalina Uthman Syed says she is against the government's

00:07move to seek a gag order from the courts to bar public discourse on Najib Razak's bid

00:12to compel Putrajaya to execute an addendum order on house arrest.

00:16She said that in her view, a gag order should not be imposed as the matter is already in

00:21the public domain and will likely be discussed in the Dewan Rakyat next month.

00:26However, she acknowledged that the Attorney General's chambers is likely to have its

00:30own reasons for pursuing the order and stressed that the judiciary should be allowed to make

00:34an independent decision on the matter.

00:37Azalina also brushed off the claim by past Secretary General Takiuddin Hassan that Prime

00:42Minister Anwar Ibrahim's explanation of the Attorney General's action exposed the government

00:46to a conflict of law and the constitution.

00:49She added that since the case is currently in court, it is up to the judge to decide

00:53who is right or wrong, suggesting that Takiuddin should address his concerns in his affidavit.

00:59Lawyers appearing for MPs from Perikatan Nasional are expected to file a formal application

01:04to hold a watching brief in Najib's judicial review proceedings.

01:09Atasya Bist, FMT News.

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