FT Pardons Board convenes at Istana Negara amid talk of Najib’s petition

Federal Territories Minister Hannah Yeoh and Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar attended a Pardons Board meeting at Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur, fueling speculation around the pardon application of ex-Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

This meeting follows the deferral of the application during the previous session on September 11.

Najib, serving a reduced six-year sentence for misappropriating RM42 million, had unsuccessfully appealed for house arrest.

Yeoh refuted rumors of her endorsement of a purported house arrest document circulating online.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 — Federal Territories Minister Hannah Yeoh and and Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar have both reached Istana Negara here for a suddenly-scheduled Pardons Board meeting this morning.

Yeoh’s convoy was seen entering the palace gates at 7.48am, followed closely by a vehicle carrying Mohd Dusuki, NST reported.

Both sit as statutory members on the board, which is chaired by His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia.

The meeting is shrouded by speculation that the board is being reconvened to determined pardon application of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, which had been deferred during the previous meeting on Sept 11.

At the time, Najib had been expected to receive some form of pardon.

Last night, Yeoh had dismissed a viral document circulating on social media regarding Najib’s purported house arrest, clarifying that her signature did not appear on the paper.

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, the High Court 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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联邦直辖区部长杨巧双和总检察长丹斯里莫哈末杜苏基莫达出席在吉隆坡国家皇宫举行的赦免委员会会议，引发了围绕前首相拿督斯里纳吉申请赦免的猜测。

本次会议是在9月11日上次会议中推迟审议该申请之后召开的。

纳吉因挪用 4200 万令吉而被判处六年有期徒刑，此前他曾申请软禁，但未获成功。

杨紫琼否认了有关她认可网上流传的所谓软禁文件的传闻。

吉隆坡，9月17日——联邦直辖区部长杨巧双和总检察长丹斯里莫哈末杜苏基莫达今早双双抵达国家皇宫，参加突然安排的赦免委员会会议。

据《新海峡时报》报道，杨巧双的车队于早上 7 点 48 分进入皇宫大门，紧随其后的是一辆载着莫哈末·杜苏基的车辆。

两人均为董事会的法定成员，董事会主席是马来西亚国王苏丹易卜拉欣陛下。

此次会议笼罩在各种猜测之中，称该委员会重新召开会议是为了决定前首相拿督斯里纳吉布·拉扎克的赦免申请，该申请在9月11日的上一次会议上被推迟审议。

当时，人们预期纳吉布会获得某种形式的赦免。

昨晚，杨巧双驳斥了社交媒体上流传的有关纳吉布被软禁的文件，澄清说她的签名并未出现在该文件上。

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，高等法院驳回了纳吉布要求在家监禁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。

政府将电力补贴门槛提高至800千瓦时，以应对雾霾和高温导致的电费上涨。

马来西亚砂拉越和雪兰莪受影响最大，34个监测站的空气污染指数（API）水平被评为“不健康”。

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