BOMBSHELL – NOW IT’S REVEALED – ANWAR PART OF THE PARDONS BOARD SET TO REVIEW NAJIB’S BID FOR ROYAL PARDON – BUT IF REALLY ‘NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST’ & ‘DUE PROCESS HAS TO BE FOLLOWED’, HOW COME LATEST UMNO APPLICATION CAN BE ‘FAST-TRACKED’ – DID NOT ANWAR HAVE TO WAIT 6 YEARS FOR HIS OWN PARDON? – LOOKS LIKE ANWAR CAN NO LONGER ‘CONTROL’ AN INCREASINGLY GREEDY UMNO DESPITE GIVING THEM SO MANY CUSHY POSTS IN THE CABINET & STATUTORY BODIES – OR IS HE MERELY MAKING GOOD ON SECRET PROMISES MADE IN EXCHANGE FOR UMNO SUPPORT TO BE PM?
Anwar part of Pardons Board to consider Najib’s application
The prime minister says there will be no conflict of interest with him being on the Pardons Board.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says it is premature to comment on Najib Razak’s pardon application.
SHAH ALAM: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says he is part of the Pardons Board to review Najib Razak’s application for a royal pardon.
Anwar said there was no conflict of interest with him sitting on the board as the final decision on granting pardons lies with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
“There is no conflict of interest (on my part). The (pardon) process has to be followed and the final decision is solely at the discretion of the Agong,” he told reporters after an event here.
Anwar said it was premature to comment on Najib’s pardon application as Umno had only yesterday asked the Agong to consider pardoning the former prime minister.
Yesterday, Umno secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki confirmed that the party had asked the Agong to consider granting Najib a pardon.
In a statement, he also said the Umno Supreme Council will also seek an audience with the King to present a memorandum on the matter. FREE MALAYSIA TODAY
Anwar says no conflict of interest in Najib’s royal pardon application, but nothing has commenced
SHAH ALAM — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today that when it comes to Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s possible request for a royal pardon, there is no conflict of interest with Pakatan Harapan being part of the government.
However, the prime minister said the issue should not yet be debated as there has been no official process or papers on the matter except for Umno’s statement proposing the process.
“No need to debate in public. There is no question of conflict of interest,” Anwar told reporters after officiating the Kita Untuk Kita programme by Think City here.
“I’ve not seen the process or papers. It’s premature for me to comment as I’ve not seen anything, except for Umno’s resolution, and, parties individuals including those convicted have the right to appeal.
“I don’t want to preclude anyone for that matter,” he added. MM
