{
  "id": 8475905,
  "title": "Respect the King's discretionary powers, govt's stance remains firm and consistent",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/respect-the-kings-discretionary-powers-govts-stance-remains-firm-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T13:37:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/1536259/respect-kings-discretionary-powers-govts-stance-remains-firm-and"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: The power to grant a pardon, reprieve or respite of a sentence falls within the power and discretion of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong under the Federal Constitution, said Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri R. Ramanan.",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Ramanan: Respect King's constitutional power to grant pardons",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/ramanan-respect-kings-constitutional-power-to-grant-pardons",
        "published": "2026-09-19T13:37:26.000Z"
      }
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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."
}