I did not ask for it, Anwar says of 2018 Royal pardon


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 20 Dec 2022

KUALA LUMPUR: The royal pardon for Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy conviction was granted after former Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Muhammad V followed the developments of the trial, says the Prime Minister.

“I did not ask for the pardon because I was punished. Make it clear in the Hansard,” he said in the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday (Dec 20).

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