{"id":10764,"date":"2021-08-13T15:46:52","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T07:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=10764"},"modified":"2021-08-13T15:46:54","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T07:46:54","slug":"pardon-najib-and-appoint-him-as-interim-pm-says-pro-establishment-malay-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=10764","title":{"rendered":"Pardon Najib and appoint him as ‘interim PM’ says pro-establishment Malay group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 \u2014 A group called Pertubuhan Sahabat Ulul Amri Malaysia reportedly petitioned the Yang di-Pertuan Agong today to give pardon to convicted former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group said giving Najib a pardon for his corruption charges will show the Agong\u2019s benevolence, and said that many in the public want to see Najib become \u201cinterim prime minister\u201d to govern the country amid the political turmoil triggered by Umno.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is an opportunity to save Malaysia. Najib fulfills two criteria \u2014 he is trusted by His Majesty and he has experience running the country,\u201d its chairman Syed Muhammad Imran Abdul Aziz was quoted saying in Malaysiakini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group also insisted that Najib is innocent until proven guilty, despite a High Court in July last year sentencing Najib to two years\u2019 jail and fined RM210 million after finding him guilty on seven charges of criminal breach of trust (CBT), money laundering, and abuse of position, involving RM42 million of SRC funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The case is being appealed by Najib.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The group also claimed that the Pekan MP, who led the Barisan Nasional coalition to its first general election loss in six decades in 2018, will look after the country, advise the government on the economy and the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Malaysiakini<\/em>\u00a0also reported a spokesman for Najib as saying that they were unaware of the group\u2019s initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under Article 42 of the Federal Constitution, the Agong can grant a pardon based on the advice of the Pardons Board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NMT<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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