DAP leaders gather for emergency CEC meeting over Najib’s conditional pardon

DAP leaders convened for an urgent Central Executive Committee meeting at the party's headquarters in Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, following the conditional pardon granted to former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. The gathering, which commenced at 3:30pm, aimed to establish the party's stance and subsequent actions in light of the decision.

Notable attendees included DAP National Chairman Gobind Singh Deo, Secretary-General Anthony Loke, and several other prominent figures such as Teo Nie Ching, Nga Kor Ming, Lim Guan Eng, Ngeh Koo Ham, and Hannah Yeoh.

The Pardons Board recently approved the Sultan of Malaysia, King of Malaysia, to permit Najib to serve the remainder of his prison term under house arrest until August 23, 2028, provided he pays a RM50 million fine. The emergency assembly comes just over a month after DAP members, during the party's August 16 conference, decided to maintain their participation in Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's unity government until the end of the present parliamentary term.

A significant majority of 1,857 delegates, representing approximately 88% of those who submitted valid votes, opted to stay in the government, with 242 voting to withdraw. DAP has long been a trusted political ally of Anwar and was an integral part of the Pakatan Rakyat coalition before becoming part of its successor, Pakatan Harapan.