DAP urges government to make Najib’s pardon board minutes public

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 — DAP has urged Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to release the minutes of the Federal Territories Pardons Board (FTPB) meeting regarding former prime minister Najib Razak’s conditional pardon.

DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke said that while the party hopes the minutes will be declassified, it understands that the final decision rests with the attorney-general.

“We have conveyed our request to the prime minister, but there are procedures to declassify the minutes,” Loke said in a FMT report.

Speaking earlier at the Federal Territories DAP convention, Loke acknowledged that Najib’s conditional pardon has sparked significant public questioning.

He said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh, a board member, had clearly communicated the party’s stance against house arrest for those involved in major corruption scandals.

“Someone involved in a major corruption scandal should not be released or granted house arrest,” he maintained.

Najib was imprisoned in August 2022 after the Federal Court upheld convictions for abuse of power, criminal breach of trust, and money laundering involving RM42 million in SRC funds. He received a 12-year sentence and a RM210 million fine.

In January 2024, then Yang diPertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah halved Najib’s jail term and reduced the fine to RM50 million.

Later, in September this year, His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, granted a further conditional pardon allowing Najib to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest until 23 August 2028, provided he pays the RM50 million fine and meets other conditions.

Najib has not yet paid the fine, though Umno has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help the former president settle the debt.

Support for Bersatu stability deal

Turning to government stability, Loke confirmed that DAP supports the confidence and supply agreement (CSA) with six Bersatu MPs, noting that the Pakatan Harapan presidential council has endorsed the deal.

He explained that the agreement, formally a memorandum of understanding (MoU), is open to all opposition MPs to ensure political stability without requiring them to formally join the government.

Loke drew a parallel to a similar MoU signed between PH and then prime minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob in 2021.

“That did not mean we supported Ismail at the time. We simply wanted to prevent attempts to bring down the government,” he clarified.

Loke added that the current agreement aims to prevent a return to the political turmoil of 2020, while reiterating DAP’s demand for the institutionalisation of equal allocations for all MPs.

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吉隆坡，11月1日讯——民主行动党敦促首相拿督斯里安华公布联邦直辖区赦免委员会（FTPB）关于前首相纳吉布·拉扎克有条件赦免的会议记录。

民主行动党秘书长陆兆福表示，虽然该党希望会议记录能够解密，但他们也理解最终决定权在于总检察长。

“我们已经向总理表达了我们的请求，但是解密会议记录需要遵循一定的程序，”陆兆福在FMT的报道中表示。

早些时候，陆兆福在联邦直辖区民主行动党大会上发表讲话时承认，纳吉的有条件赦免引发了公众的广泛质疑。

他表示，首相署（联邦直辖区）部长兼董事会成员杨巧双已明确传达了该党反对对卷入重大贪污丑闻者实施软禁的立场。

他坚持认为：“卷入重大腐败丑闻的人不应该被释放或软禁。”

2022年8月，联邦法院维持了对纳吉滥用职权、刑事失信和洗钱（涉及SRC公司4200万令吉资金）的定罪，纳吉被判入狱12年，并处罚金2.1亿令吉。

2024年1月，时任国家元首阿卜杜拉苏丹艾哈迈德沙将纳吉的刑期减半，并将罚款减少至5000万令吉。

今年9月，马来西亚最高元首苏丹易卜拉欣陛下再次有条件赦免纳吉布，允许他居家监禁至2028年8月23日，前提是他支付5000万令吉的罚款并满足其他条件。

纳吉布尚未缴纳罚款，尽管巫统已发起众筹活动帮助这位前总统偿还债务。

支持土著团结党稳定协议

谈到政府稳定性，陆兆福确认民主行动党支持与六名土著团结党国会议员达成的信任与支持协议（CSA），并指出希望联盟主席理事会已认可该协议。

他解释说，该协议（正式名称为谅解备忘录）向所有反对党议员开放，旨在确保政治稳定，而无需他们正式加入政府。

陆兆福将希盟与时任首相拿督斯里依斯迈沙比里在 2021 年签署的类似谅解备忘录进行了类比。

他澄清说：“这并不意味着我们当时支持伊斯梅尔。我们只是想阻止推翻政府的企图。”

陆兆福补充说，目前的协议旨在防止重蹈 2020 年政治动荡的覆辙，同时重申了民主行动党要求将所有国会议员的拨款平等化的要求。

张念清表示，无需注册：40岁及以上的STR受益人自动符合PeKa Sihat资格。

警方称，蒲种一家屠宰场每天加工4万只鸡，使用的电击电压高达清真标准的13倍。

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