KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he had reminded the Pardons Board to consider how former PM Najib Razak’s conditional pardon from jail to house arrest could affect public confidence and Malaysia’s international reputation.
The comments came after Malaysia’s King Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar – who chaired the Federal Territories Pardons Board meeting on Friday – granted Najib a conditional pardon, allowing him to serve the remainder of his six-year prison term at home until Aug 23, 2028, subject to the payment of a RM50 million (US$12.2 million) fine among other conditions.
Anwar said on Sunday (Sep 20) that he had…
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