Inappropriate to portray pardon power as 'above the law', says Azalina
KUALA LUMPUR: It is inappropriate to portray the exercise of the constitutional power of pardon as an act of being “above the law”, said Umno information chief Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.
Azalina Othman Said, a Malaysian minister, has defended the constitutional basis for the Pardons Board's decision to allow former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to serve his remaining sentence under house arrest. Azalina emphasized that no individual or institution is above the law, and the Federal Constitution is the supreme law of the country.
She clarified that the pardoning power provided under Article 42 of the Federal Constitution is not an authority outside the law, but rather expressly provided for within the constitution. Azalina stated that the rule of law remains intact, and the roles of the Pardons Board, Attorney-General, and relevant minister should be assessed based on the Constitution, rather than political interpretations.
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