PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court has ruled that individuals who have received a clemency order commuting their death sentence to a fixed-term life imprisonment are not entitled to seek a review under the Revision of Sentence of Death and Imprisonment for Natural Life (Temporary Jurisdiction of the Federal Court) Act 2023 for the purpose of varying the commencement date of their sentence.
A five-member bench, presided by Chief Justice Datuk Seri Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh, held on Wednesday (Nov 12) that the Federal Court lacks jurisdiction to alter orders of the Pardons Board.
