{
  "id": 8426664,
  "title": "Najib’s conditional pardon has not strained unity government, says DPM Zahid",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/najibs-conditional-pardon-has-not-strained-unity-government-says-dpm",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T09:08:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/19/najibs-conditional-pardon-has-not-strained-unity-government-says-dpm-zahid/235798"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The unity government, led by the Pardons Board and comprising various parties, remains united and professional despite the recent conditional pardon granted to former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Zahid emphasized that all decisions made by the Cabinet are made collectively and that personal relations among government members are good. The pardon allows Najib to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest, subject to a RM50 million fine.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "1MDB case status unchanged following Najib’s conditional pardon, says MACC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/1mdb-case-status-unchanged-following-najibs-conditional-pardon-says",
        "published": "2026-09-19T06:30:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "DAP leaders gather for emergency CEC meeting over Najib’s conditional pardon",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/dap-leaders-gather-for-emergency-cec-meeting-over-najibs-conditional",
        "published": "2026-09-19T09:01:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}