Umno to apply for a royal pardon for Najib


KUALA LUMPUR: The Umno supreme council will be asking the King to consider granting a royal pardon to former premier Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who is currently serving out his 12-year jail term at the Kajang prison.

Umno secretary-general Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said the supreme council had unanimously agreed to seek an audience with the King to present a memorandum urging Najib be pardoned.

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