No idea when Najib's pardon bid will be heard, says Shafee


PETALING JAYA: It is disrespectful to second guess the activities of the pardons board, says Datuk Seri Najib Razak's lead lawyer following a news report speculating that the body will meet soon to determine the fate of the ex-prime minister.

Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah also said that neither Najib nor his lawyers had been informed of the status of the latter's petition for a pardon over his 2021 conviction for embezzling funds in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal.

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