Najib can apply for royal pardon; needs to serve jail time first, say lawyers


KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak can apply for a royal pardon, but must serve jail terms for a certain period of time first, says legal practitioners.

According to lawyer Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla, the pardon process would take time because it was subject to the discretion of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

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