{
  "id": 8352346,
  "title": "Fadhlina: Najib’s conditional royal pardon is King’s prerogative, not Anwar’s or Pakatan’s",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/fadhlina-najibs-conditional-royal-pardon-is-kings-prerogative-not-8352346",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T01:22:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/19/fadhlina-najibs-conditional-royal-pardon-is-kings-prerogative-not-anwars-or-pakatans/235720"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Malay Mail reports that Fadhlina Sidek, Education Minister and PKR Wanita chief, has stated that Najib Razak's conditional royal pardon should not be viewed as a decision by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim or Pakatan Harapan. Fadhlina emphasized that the granting of a pardon is within the King's jurisdiction as outlined in the Federal Constitution, and that political differences should not obscure the Constitution's position or portray the decision as a move by the Prime Minister or Pakatan Harapan. She acknowledged the disappointment and anger felt by some quarters but stressed that the government has a responsibility to provide an explanation to the people without changing their stance on corruption and abuse of power.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Fadhlina: Najib’s conditional royal pardon is King’s prerogative, not Anwar’s or Pakatan’s",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/fadhlina-najibs-conditional-royal-pardon-is-kings-prerogative-not",
        "published": "2026-09-19T01:22:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Najib 1MDB court case status unchanged after conditional pardon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/najib-1mdb-court-case-status-unchanged-after-conditional-pardon",
        "published": "2026-09-19T02:08:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "LFL: Anwar, govt must take full responsibility for Najib's pardon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/lfl-anwar-govt-must-take-full-responsibility-for-najibs-pardon",
        "published": "2026-09-19T02:57:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Push for Umno’s removal from Cabinet over Najib pardon, DAP told",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/push-for-umnos-removal-from-cabinet-over-najib-pardon-dap-told",
        "published": "2026-09-19T03:17:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}