Ask Hannah, Azalina says on Najib’s pardon bid

Law and institutional reform minister Azalina Othman Said has clarified that she is not the minister responsible for the Federal Territories Pardons Board, redirecting inquiries to federal territories minister Hannah Yeoh, who is a member of the board. The Prime Minister's Department's legal affairs division, which Azalina oversees, acts as a secretarial body for the pardons boards in each state.

The Federal Territories Minister, state menteris besar, and chief ministers serve as executive representatives on the respective boards. The deferral of Najib Razak's pardon application to the next meeting of the Federal Territories Pardons Board was announced by the Prime Minister’s Department, but the decision has been met with criticism from the PAS party, which called for transparency regarding the reason behind the delay.

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