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2025 MarsdenLR 1635

COURT OF APPEAL PUTRAJAYA
DATO SERI MOHD NAJIB TUN HJ ABD RAZAK – Appellant
Versus
MENTERI DALAM NEGERI & ORS – Respondent


Petitioner Advocates:Muhammad Shafee Abdullah,Muhammad Farhan Shafee,Wan Mohammad Arfan Wan Othman,Syafiqah Sofian ,Respondent Advocate: Shamsul Bolhassan,Ahmad Hanir Hambaly @ Arwi,Ainna Sherina,Safiyyah Omar

Table of Content
1. introduction of the appeal (Para 1 , 2)
2. factual background of the case (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14)
3. summary of applicant's arguments (Para 15 , 16)
4. summary of the high court's decision (Para 17 , 18)
5. court's analysis on new evidence (Para 20 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 38)
6. assessment of the credibility of evidence (Para 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45)
7. principles governing grant of leave for judicial review (Para 59 , 61 , 62)
8. conclusion on the appeal (Para 73 , 74)
Mohd Firuz Jaffril JCA (Majority):

Introduction

[1] This present appeal before us is against the Kuala Lumpur High Court's decision dated 3 July 2024, which dismissed the Appellant's (the Applicant's) application for leave to commence Judicial Review proceedings.

[2] The said appeal was heard on 6 January 2025. At the end of the appeal, both my learned brother, Azhahari Kamal Ramli JCA and I decided in favour of the Appellant, whilst my learned sister, Azizah Nawawi JCA, dissented. We now give our reasons for deciding so.

Brief Facts

[3] The Applicant is the former Prime Minister of Malaysia.

[4] The Respondents are:

i. Minister of Home Affairs, the Ministe

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