Najib’s pardon bid deferred to next FTPB meeting
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim consented to defer the application, says the legal affairs division in the Prime Minister’s Department.
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's request for a pardon related to the 1MDB scandal will be considered at the next meeting of the Federal Territories Pardons Board (FTPB), according to a statement from the Prime Minister's Department. Sultan Ibrahim, who chaired the current meeting, agreed to defer Najib's pardon application to a later date.
Additionally, Sultan Ibrahim authorized the release of 65 non-citizen inmates, who must be deported within six months of their release. Najib, convicted six years ago for misappropriating RM42 million in SRC International funds, currently serves a six-year prison sentence and faces a fine of RM50 million. In December 2025, he was further convicted of abuse of power and money laundering involving over RM2 billion linked to 1MDB, receiving a 15-year sentence and a RM11.38 billion fine. Najib is currently appealing his latest conviction.
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