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…