PEKAN: The Sultan of Pahang has the power to pardon Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno or reduce her caning sentence whether she appeals it or not under the state’s syariah laws, said the Tengku Mahkota of Pahang Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah.
The Sultan’s prerogative to do so comes under Section 133 of the Pahang Syariah Criminal Procedure Enactment 2002, he told reporters after an hour-long closed-door meeting with her at the Sultan Ahmad Shah Islamic Complex here Wednesday morning.
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