FORMER prime minister Najib Razak’s application for a royal pardon was not discussed in the 59th meeting of the Pardons Board for the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya, which convened on April 28 at the Istana Negara.

The board’s secretary, Khairul Dzaimee Daud, said the application will be discussed at an appropriate time, according to applicable legislation and regulations.

Khairul, who is also the Legal Affairs Division director-general in the Prime Minister’s Department, said in the meeting, the Pardons Board considered a total of 10 cases of appeals under regulation 54 and regulation 113 of the Prisons Regulations 2000.

“According to article 42 of the Federal Constitution, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong has the authority to grant pardons, postponements and legal relief in relation to all offences, which have been tried by military courts and all offences committed within the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya.

“Rulers and Yang di-Pertua Negeri of a state also have the power to grant pardons, postponement of the law and legal relief in relation to all other offences committed within those states,” he said in a statement today. – Bernama, May 1, 2023.