Pardons Board

Of house arrests, a royal addendum and secret meetings: a timeline of Najib’s legal challenge

Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s legal challenge for the government to produce a royal supplementary order allowing him to serve his remaining prison sentence under house arrest has generated much public furore. 

[UPDATED] Don’t involve me, Najib’s house arrest addendum under purview of Pardons Board: PM

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim says he does not want to be involved in the discussion on the royal addendum order related to Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s house arrest as it is under the purview of the Pardons Board.

Uphill battle for Bar to challenge Pardons Board on Najib’s commuted sentences: lawyers 

Speaking to Scoop, Datuk Seri Rajan Navaratnam said that the parties who wish to initiate a judicial review against the board must first prove that they have a locus standi (legal standing). 

Malaysian Bar’s challenge against Pardons Board’s decision to reduce Najib’s sentence is ‘confusing’, ‘one-sided’, says Puad 

The Malaysian Bar has been accused of being “one-sided” and causing “confusion” over its move to challenge the Pardons Board’s decision to commute ex-prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s jail sentence and fine.

[UPDATED] Bar Council will contest Pardons Board’s decision to commute Najib’s sentence

The Malaysian Bar is set to challenge the decision of the Federal Territories Pardon’s Board to commute former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s jail sentence and fine.

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