On eve of house arrest verdict, Zahid hopes Najib gets royal pardon soon
Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has once again expressed hope that former prime minister Najib Razak will be granted a royal pardon soon.
Speaking at Makkal Sakti’s 17th annual general assembly, Zahid said Najib has served three years in prison and deserves proper consideration for a full royal pardon.
However, he acknowledged that the decision to grant a pardon rests with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, who chairs the Federal Territories Pardons Board.
“We have full confidence in His Majesty as a just ruler, sympathetic to those who have gone through the legal process and served their sentence.
“Yes, we pray, and we hope (for a royal pardon), but we must not pressure or coerce the king. He knows when and what decisions to make,” the Barisan Nasional chairman said in his…
