{
  "id": 19782841,
  "title": "Najib pardon minutes set for declassification process",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/najib-pardon-minutes-set-for-declassification-process",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T08:49:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/11/1576945/najib-pardon-minutes-set-declassification-process"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Malaysian government is moving forward with the declassification process of the minutes from a Federal Territories Pardons Board meeting, which involved former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's conditional pardon. This development comes after a question raised by Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, who inquired about the government's plans to declassify the minutes in response to concerns about non-compliance or government interference in the implementation of Najib's pardon.\n\nThe process, which must adhere to legal requirements, is currently underway and will be overseen by the attorney-general, as advised by the cabinet. Government spokesman Fahmi Fadzil confirmed to reporters during his weekly post-cabinet press conference that the intention to declassify the minutes is genuine and will be carried out through the prescribed, mandatory process. The Home Minister, Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, had proposed at the previous cabinet meeting that the minutes be declassified, following Syed Saddiq's inquiry.",
  "summary": "PUTRAJAYA: The process of declassifying minutes of the Federal Territories Pardons Board meeting concerning former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s conditional pardon is being arranged, subject to legal requirements.",
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    "outlets": 4,
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/general-decision-on-najibs-pardon-bid-was-to-uphold-constitutional",
        "published": "2026-11-12T15:17:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "PM Anwar hits back at claims he defied King over Najib’s house arrest controversy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/pm-anwar-hits-back-at-claims-he-defied-king-over-najibs-house-arrest",
        "published": "2026-11-13T00:48:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "Decision on Najib's pardon bid to uphold constitutional rights, Anwar says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/decision-on-najibs-pardon-bid-to-uphold-constitutional-rights-anwar",
        "published": "2026-11-13T04:28:49.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}