{
  "id": 6697192,
  "title": "Najib’s pardon application deferred again",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/najibs-pardon-application-deferred-again",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T03:38:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/127162/najibs-pardon-application-deferred-again"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Pardons Board for the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, and Putrajaya has postponed its decision on former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's pardon application. The Legal Affairs Division in the Prime Minister's Department announced this at the board's 63rd meeting today. Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim had approved the deferral to a later session. The meeting also decided to release 65 prisoners, with all non-Malaysian convicts required to be repatriated to their home countries within six months. Najib, who is currently incarcerated for a six-year sentence, saw his term reduced from 12 to six years and his fine from RM210 million to RM50 million by the Pardons Board in January 2024. The deferral means there is no immediate ruling on Najib's pardon request, with the issue set to be revisited at a future Pardons Board assembly.",
  "summary": "FORMER prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak will have to wait longer for a decision on his pardon application after the Pardons Board deferred the matter to a future meeting. The Legal Affairs Division in the Prime Minister’s Department said the dec...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "Najib's pardon application postponed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/najibs-pardon-application-postponed",
        "published": "2026-09-11T03:42:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Pardons Board defers Najib's pardon application to future sitting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/pardons-board-defers-najibs-pardon-application-to-future-sitting",
        "published": "2026-09-11T03:42:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Former Malaysia PM Najib to remain in jail as pardons board defers application",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/former-malaysia-pm-najib-to-remain-in-jail-as-pardons-board-defers",
        "published": "2026-09-11T04:21:01.000Z"
      }
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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."
}