{
  "id": 6710486,
  "title": "Permohonan pengampunan Najib ditangguh ke mesyuarat akan datang",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/permohonan-pengampunan-najib-ditangguh-ke-mesyuarat-akan-datang",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T04:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/09/11/permohonan-pengampunan-najib-ditangguh-ke-mesyuarat-akan-datang"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's request for forgiveness has been postponed until a forthcoming National Forgiveness Council meeting. This decision was made during the 63rd Session of the National Forgiveness Council for Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, and Putrajaya, which took place today. According to a statement from the Prime Minister's Department Legal Branch, Yang Di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim has kindly agreed to postpone Najib's request for forgiveness to a future meeting. At the same session, Sultan Ibrahim also graciously pardoned 65 prisoners. All non-citizen prisoners released must be deported and sent back to their respective countries within six months of release, according to the statement. Najib, 72, was implicated in a scandal six years ago for embezzling RM42 million from SRC International. He was fined RM210 million and sentenced to 12 years in prison, which he has been serving at Kajang Prison since August 2022. The council subsequently reduced his prison sentence by half to six years and his fine to RM50 million. On December 22 of last year, High Court Judge Alice Loke rejected Najib's request to serve the remaining six years of his reduced sentence under house arrest. Meanwhile, Umno President Zahid Hamidi expressed sorrow over the decision but remained respectful of the Sultan. He stated his commitment to supporting and respecting the institution of the monarchs, hoping for the best for Najib, according to a statement from his office when contacted at the Umno General Assembly.",
  "summary": "Perkara itu diperkenan Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim hari ini.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Pengampunan Najib dijangka beri kesan bercampur kepada Umno, BN",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/pengampunan-najib-dijangka-beri-kesan-bercampur-kepada-umno-bn",
        "published": "2026-09-09T12:30:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}