Officials depart as FT Pardons Board meeting concludes at Istana Negara

Following a meeting at Istana Negara, no official statement was released about the Federal Territories Pardons Board's deliberations, raising public speculation that the focus was on the royal pardon petition of former Prime Minister Najib Razak.

Najib, who is serving a reduced sentence for misappropriating funds from SRC International, has been at the center of controversy regarding potential house arrest.

Minister Hannah Yeoh dismissed rumors of her endorsement of such a plan, emphasizing the absence of her signature on a circulated document.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 — Vehicles carrying Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh and former Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain were seen departing Istana Negara around 9.40am today following the conclusion of the Federal Territories Pardons Board meeting.

Attorney-General Datuk Mohd Dusuki Mokhtar, who sits as a statutory member on the board, was also present for the morning deliberations. As of 9.40am, no official statement had been released regarding the outcome of the session, Astro Awani reported.

The impromptu meeting has intensified public speculation that the board convened specifically to deliberate on the royal pardon petition of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, which was deferred during the board's previous sitting on September 11.

During that earlier meeting, His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, who chairs the board, granted royal pardons to 65 other inmates while Najib's case was held back for further consideration.

Najib, 72, is currently serving a reduced sentence after being convicted of misappropriating RM42 million from SRC International Sdn Bhd. He was originally sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment and fined RM210 million, commencing his custodial term at Kajang Prison on August 23, 2022.

In early 2024, the board halved his prison sentence to six years and reduced the fine to RM50 million.

Subsequent controversy centred on assertions by Najib and his legal team regarding an alleged royal addendum order that would allow him to serve the remainder of his term under house arrest. The High Court dismissed his judicial review application on December 22 last year, and Najib withdrew his appeal against that ruling in April this year.

Speculation surrounding today's palace meeting was further heightened after Yeoh publicly dismissed a viral document circulating on social media on Wednesday night that purported to show her endorsement of Najib's house arrest, clarifying that her signature did not appear on the paper.

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在国家皇宫举行会议后，联邦直辖区赦免委员会并未就其审议情况发表任何官方声明，这引发了公众的猜测，认为会议的重点是前总理纳吉布·拉扎克的皇家赦免请愿。

纳吉布因挪用 SRC 国际公司的资金而被判减刑，目前正处于有关可能被软禁的争议中心。

杨巧双部长驳斥了有关她支持该计划的传言，并强调在流传的文件上没有她的签名。

吉隆坡，9月18日讯——今天上午9点40分左右，在联邦直辖区赦免委员会会议结束后，载有首相署部长（联邦直辖区）杨巧双和前警察总监丹斯里拉扎鲁丁·侯赛因的车辆离开国家皇宫。

担任董事会法定成员的总检察长拿督莫哈末·杜苏基·莫克塔尔也出席了上午的会议。据Astro Awani报道，截至上午9点40分，尚未发布关于会议结果的官方声明。

这次临时会议加剧了公众的猜测，认为该委员会召开此次会议的目的是专门审议前首相拿督斯里纳吉·拉扎克的皇家赦免请愿书，该请愿书在委员会9月11日的上一次会议上被推迟审议。

在之前的会议上，马来西亚国王苏丹易卜拉欣陛下（同时也是该委员会主席）赦免了其他 65 名囚犯，而纳吉布的案件则被搁置以作进一步考虑。

现年72岁的纳吉因挪用SRC国际有限公司4200万令吉而被判刑，目前正在服刑，刑期较之前有所缩短。他最初被判处12年监禁并处罚金2.1亿令吉，于2022年8月23日在加影监狱开始服刑。

2024年初，委员会将他的刑期减半至六年，并将罚款减少至5000万令吉。

随后的争议主要集中在纳吉及其法律团队声称的一项皇家附加令上，该附加令允许他居家监禁完成剩余刑期。高等法院于去年12月22日驳回了他的司法复核申请，纳吉于今年4月撤回了针对该裁决的上诉。

在周三晚间社交媒体上流传的一份文件被公开驳斥后，围绕今天宫廷会议的猜测进一步加剧。该文件声称显示杨紫琼支持对纳吉布实施软禁，杨紫琼澄清说，她的签名并未出现在该文件上。

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