PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is ready to meet with Umno division leaders to offer an explanation over the issue involving the enforcement of the royal addendum concerning the house arrest for former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

Anwar acknowledged that over two-thirds of Umno division leaders had raised the matter in a late Thursday (July 17) night meeting, calling for the immediate enforcement of the royal addendum.

“Firstly, this matter is referred to the courts and I do not go above the courts in this matter.

“I have also informed the Umno president and its leadership that I am ready to meet with them to explain if needed, in order to preserve the harmony (between parties in the coalition),” said Anwar after performing Friday prayers at a mosque in Putrajaya on Friday (July 18).

In a late-night media conference, Wangsa Maju Umno chief Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Shafei Abdullah announced that 160 out of 191 Umno divisions are urging Anwar to facilitate Najib’s transition from Kajang Prison to avoid house arrest without further delay.

Najib is currently serving a 12-year prison sentence for misusing RM42mil of SRC International Sdn Bhd funds.

Mohd Shafei said the Pahang palace confirmed the addendum’s existence in a letter dated Jan 4, alongside the Court of Appeal’s verdict on Jan 6.