Najib’s pardon application deferred again
FORMER prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will have to wait longer for a decision on his pardon application after the Pardons Board deferred the matter to a future meeting. The Legal Affairs Division in the Prime Minister’s Department said the dec...
The Pardons Board for the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, and Putrajaya has postponed its decision on former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's pardon application. The Legal Affairs Division in the Prime Minister's Department announced this at the board's 63rd meeting today. Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim had approved the deferral to a later session.
The meeting also decided to release 65 prisoners, with all non-Malaysian convicts required to be repatriated to their home countries within six months. Najib, who is currently incarcerated for a six-year sentence, saw his term reduced from 12 to six years and his fine from RM210 million to RM50 million by the Pardons Board in January 2024.
The deferral means there is no immediate ruling on Najib's pardon request, with the issue set to be revisited at a future Pardons Board assembly.
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