How the wheel turns

Convicted activist Zulhaizam Zulkifli hugging his two sons after his release from Tapah prison under a royal pardon by Perak Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Azlan Shah last year.

HOW often do the different Pardons Boards meet? Who are the Board members? And how does the process work?

Ministers in the Prime Minister’s Department Nancy Shukri and Datuk Paul Low, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of Governance, Integrity and Human Rights, declined interviews, but members of three state Pardons Boards gave Sunday Star a glimpse into the process.