{
  "id": 8351094,
  "title": "Inappropriate to portray pardon power as 'above the law', says Azalina",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/inappropriate-to-portray-pardon-power-as-above-the-law-says-azalina",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T01:24:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/1535901/inappropriate-portray-pardon-power-above-law-says-azalina"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Azalina: A pardon does not put anyone above the law",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/azalina-a-pardon-does-not-put-anyone-above-the-law",
        "published": "2026-09-19T02:16:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Azalina: Pardon power is part of the law, not above it",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/azalina-pardon-power-is-part-of-the-law-not-above-it",
        "published": "2026-09-19T03:34:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}