The power of pardon as per the Constitution


KUALA LUMPUR: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong has the power to grant pardons, reprieves and respites in respect to all offences that have been tried by court-martial and committed in the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya.

The Ruler or governor of a state has similar power in respect to all offences committed in his state.

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