Official statement by Pardons Board on Najib decision may be out by week's end, says Dr Zaliha

PETALING JAYA: Apart from the ascension of a new King, Malaysians have been glued to their newsfeeds this week wondering whether Datuk Seri Najib Razak, the first Malaysian prime minister to have ever been jailed, will get a royal pardon.

After days of speculative news reports, retractions of those reports and Cabinet ministers deflecting on the question, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustafa said the answer could be known by the end of this week.