Hannah Yeoh confirms Pardons Board meeting as speculation over Najib’s bid mounts

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Hannah Yeoh, confirmed the Federal Territories Pardons Board will convene tomorrow morning, with potential agenda items including former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's pardon application.

Although details remain undisclosed, there is speculation around allowing Najib to serve his remaining prison term under house arrest.

Najib, serving a sentence for misappropriating funds, had a partial pardon in 2024, but previous appeals for house arrest have been dismissed in court.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh has confirmed that the Federal Territories Pardons Board (FTPB) will convene tomorrow morning.

Yeoh, who sits on the board as part of her portfolio, declined to disclose details regarding the agenda, FMT reported.

“Yes, I can confirm that tomorrow at 8.30am, there will be a pardons board meeting.

“We have been called, and that is all I can comment on for now,” she told reporters after an event today.

FMT previously reported that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s application is expected to be among the primary matters tabled before the board during this week's sitting.

It remains unclear whether the board will arrive at an immediate decision or limit the session to preliminary deliberations.

A separate source indicated that the possibility of allowing Najib to serve the remainder of his prison term under house arrest may be broached, though it is uncertain whether that option will be formally deliberated during the morning meeting.

Earlier today, Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said he was hoping for the “best” outcome tomorrow for Najib’s latest application.

Najib, 72, was convicted of misappropriating RM42 million belonging to SRC International and sentenced to 12 years in prison, along with a RM210 million fine. He began serving his sentence at Kajang Prison on Aug 23, 2022.

In 2024, the FT Pardons Board halved his prison term to six years and reduced the fine to RM50 million.

However, Najib and his lawyers subsequently insisted that the partial pardon came with a royal addendum for him to serve out his remaining time at home, eventually suing to have this granted.

On Dec 22 last year, High Court judge Alice Loke dismissed Najib’s application to serve the remainder of his reduced sentence under house arrest. Najib withdrew his appeal against the decision in April this year.

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首相署部长杨巧双证实，联邦直辖区赦免委员会将于明日上午召开会议，可能的议程项目包括前首相拿督斯里纳吉的赦免申请。

虽然细节尚未公开，但有猜测认为可能会允许纳吉布在家中服完剩余刑期。

纳吉布因挪用公款罪正在服刑，他于 2024 年获得部分赦免，但此前他提出的居家监禁申请均被法院驳回。

吉隆坡，9月10日讯——首相署（联邦直辖区）部长杨巧双已确认，联邦直辖区赦免委员会（FTPB）将于明日上午召开会议。

据 FMT 报道，作为其投资组合的一部分，杨女士担任董事会成员，但她拒绝透露有关议程的细节。

“是的，我可以确认明天上午 8 点 30 分将召开赦免委员会会议。

“我们已经接到通知，目前我只能就此发表评论，”她在今天一个活动结束后告诉记者。

FMT此前报道称，前首相拿督斯里纳吉·拉扎克的申请预计将是本周董事会会议上提交的主要事项之一。

目前尚不清楚董事会是否会立即做出决定，还是将会议限制在初步审议范围内。

另有消息人士指出，可能会讨论允许纳吉布在家服完剩余刑期的可能性，但目前尚不确定上午的会议是否会正式讨论这一选项。

今天早些时候，巫统主席拿督斯里阿末扎希表示，他希望纳吉布的最新申请明天能有“最好”的结果。

现年72岁的纳吉布因挪用SRC国际公司4200万令吉的资金而被判处12年监禁，并处罚金2.1亿令吉。他于2022年8月23日开始在加影监狱服刑。

2024 年，《金融时报》赦免委员会将他的刑期减半至六年，并将罚款减少至 5000 万令吉。

然而，纳吉布和他的律师随后坚持认为，部分赦免附带一项皇家附加条款，允许他回家服完剩余刑期，最终提起诉讼要求批准该条款。

去年12月22日，高等法院法官艾丽斯·洛克驳回了纳吉布要求以居家监禁方式服完剩余减刑刑期的申请。纳吉布于今年4月撤回了对该裁决的上诉。

巫统女青年团祝愿纳吉在即将到来的赦免申请讨论中一切顺利

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巫统主席扎希德表示，他对纳吉明天获得赦免的可能性持乐观态度。