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Kuala Lumpur: Najib Razak’s lawyer Shafee Abdullah has hit out at Malaysian Bar president Karen Cheah over her assertion that the King can only grant pardons on the advice of the Federal Territories Pardons Board (FTPB).
UPDATED 11.45AM | PM says power to pardon is king's sole discretion but Zaliha said it was 'collective decision'.
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Jailed former Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak is considering filing a new petition for a full pardon, his lawyer said on Wednesday, less than a week after a special panel agreed to halve his jail sentence. Najib, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison after being convicted in a case linked to the 1MDB scandal, had applied for clemency previously but the pardons board, which is chaired by Malaysia's king, opted last week to reduce his sentence. Najib's lawyer Shafee Abdullah said a new request was being considered as his client had not received a fair tr...
His lawyer Shafee Abdullah says they want to wait for the right time to file the petition. (FMT) - Najib Razak’s legal team says they are “seriously thinking” about submitting another petition for a full royal pardon for the former prime minister regarding his SRC International conviction and sente
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 — Lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah has today announced that his client, convicted former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, will consider another...