PETALING JAYA: The authority to defer Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s pardon application rests with His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, says Hannah Yeoh (pic).
The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) said this is in accordance with Article 42 of the Federal Constitution.
“As a member of the Pardons Board and having considered the written opinion of the Attorney General, I provided my views in my capacity as the minister responsible for the Federal Territories at the official meeting of the Pardons Board on Sept 11.
“I stated my views honestly, guided by my conscience and with the best interests of the nation in mind,” she said in a statement.
“In accordance with the Constitution, the authority and final decision rest with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, including the decision to defer Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s pardon bid,” she added.
On Tuesday, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said had said questions surrounding the deferment of the former prime minister’s royal pardon petition should be directed to Yeoh.
She said the Legal Affairs Division under her purview functions strictly as the board’s administrative secretariat.
