Summary
- Najib Razak’s clemency application was deferred at the Federal Territories Pardons Board meeting on Sept 11.
- The application will be considered at a future board meeting.
- No date was announced for the next consideration of Najib’s application.
- Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim also consented to the release of 65 prisoners.
PUTRAJAYA, September 11 — Former prime minister Najib Razak’s clemency application has been deferred to a future meeting of the Federal Territories Pardons Board, the Prime Minister’s Department said.
The decision was announced following the board’s 63rd meeting for Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya on Friday.
The department said Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim consented to postponing consideration of Najib’s application, but no date was given for the next meeting.
During the same sitting, the King consented to the release of 65 prisoners. Non-citizen prisoners granted release must be returned to their countries of origin within six months.
