{
  "id": 6923405,
  "title": "Zahid allows Najib supporter onto stage with 'Justice for Najib' placard",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/zahid-allows-najib-supporter-onto-stage-with-justice-for-najib-placard",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T12:32:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/1531361/zahid-allows-najib-supporter-stage-justice-najib-placard"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KUALA LUMPUR: Umno president Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi permitted a man brandishing a \"Justice for Najib Razak\" banner to step onto the stage during the party's 2026 general assembly. As Zahid wrapped up his address, security tried to halt the man, but Zahid stepped in, inviting him to share the platform. \"Even though I am speaking, I allow him to come up,\" Zahid declared. The assembly responded with applause, as the man stood center stage, donning a red Baju Melayu. Zahid urged him not to feel embarrassed. The event unfolded amid Zahid's recent lamentation over the Pardons Board's outcome, expressing hope that Najib's full pardon application would be reconsidered at the next meeting.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi allowed a man carrying a “Justice for Najib Razak” placard to walk onto the stage during the party’s general assembly today.",
  "key_points": [
    "Umno president Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi allowed a Najib supporter onto the stage.",
    "The man carried a \"Justice for Najib Razak\" placard during the 2026 general assembly.",
    "Zahid encouraged the attendee not to feel embarrassed, eliciting applause from the assembly."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}