'Royal Pardon Not a Political Gift'

‘Not political gift’: sultan’s comment on pardons stirs debate over Najib’s case

The former prime minister claims that a decree has been issued allowing him to serve his reduced prison sentence at home.

Royal pardon not political gift, says Pahang Sultan

KUANTAN: The Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, has stressed that the power to grant royal pardons under Article 42 of the Federal Constitution must not be regarded as a political gift or an act of personal sympathy. Read full story

'Royal pardon not a political gift'

KUALA LUMPUR: The royal prerogative of mercy exercised by the King under Article 42 of the Federal Constitution should be viewed with calmness and clarity, and not through emotional or political lenses, the Sultan of Pahang said today.

Royal pardons not ‘gifts’ but legitimate constitutional mechanism, says Pahang sultan

Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah says sentence reductions also do not erase court convictions, expunge criminal records or negate the rule of law.