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Malaysia's King Postpones Decision on Najib Razak's Pardon Application
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Malaysia's King Postpones Decision on Najib Razak's Pardon Application

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Malaysia's King postponed discussion on former Prime Minister Najib Razak's pardon application to a future Pardons Board meeting, while granting pardons to 65 other convicts effective Friday, according to a government statement released shortly after Umno party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi expressed optimism about a positive outcome.

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Najib Razak, former Prime Minister of Malaysia, is serving a prison sentence related to corruption charges. The Pardons Board has the authority to review and potentially grant pardons to convicted individuals.

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However, Putrajaya said on Friday the king, constitutionally empowered to grant pardons to convicted felons serving their sentences, had decreed that discussion on Najib’s application be “postponed to the next Pardons Board meeting that will be held in future”.

The king, meanwhile, granted pardons to 65 convicts effective from Friday, the government said in a statement.

The statement came just moments after Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, president of Najib’s Umno party, expressed optimism of a positive outcome. “Hopefully there will be great news today,” Zahid, who is also Malaysia’s deputy prime minister, said in his opening speech at the party’s general assembly on Friday, after rolling out a red-carpet welcome for Najib’s wife, Rosmah Mansor.

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  • The Pardons Board will revisit Najib Razak's pardon application at its next meeting.

    Likely · Within weeks

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  • When will the next Pardons Board meeting be held?
  • What are the specific reasons for postponing Najib's pardon application discussion?
  • What criteria does the Pardons Board use to evaluate pardon applications?

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This article was originally published by SCMP Economy.

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