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Pakatan backs PM on Najib pardon
PH supports PM's stance: no one above law in Najib pardon case.
In brief
PH supports PM's stance: no one above law in Najib pardon case. Pakatan Harapan backs PM's conditional pardon for Najib, stressing no one is above the law. Originally reported by Malay Mail.
Pakatan Harapan
PH backs PM's stance on Najib pardon.
“The Presidential Council also emphasised that no one is above the law”
Conditional Pardon
Najib gets house arrest until 2028.
“His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim granted najib a conditional pardon allowing him to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest until august twenty-third, two thousand twenty-eight”
Pardon Conditions
RM50m fine and compliance required.
“subject to payment of the rm fifty million fine and compliance with the conditions imposed that have not been made public so far”
Corruption Case
Najib convicted of RM42m misappropriation.
“Najib is serving a six-year prison sentence for his conviction over the misappropriation of rm forty-two million from src international”
Pardon Review
Sentence halved in 2024.
“his original twelve-year sentence and rm two hundred ten million fine were halved to six years and rm fifty million respectively after the pardons board reviewed his case in two thousand twenty-four”
Political Reactions
UMNO, PAS, MCA respond.
“Umno subsequently launched a donation drive to help najib settle the fine, while pas welcomed the decision and mca expressed gratitude to the king”
What to remember
Pakatan Harapan backs PM's conditional pardon for Najib, stressing no one is above the law.
