SHAH ALAM: Whether Datuk Seri Najib Razak should serve the remainder of his SRC International Sdn Bhd conviction under house arrest instead of in prison is for the Pardons Board to decide, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today.

Kuala Lumpur: A former Malaysian Bar president wants the incoming Bar Council members to file a legal challenge against the Pardons Board over its decision to halve Najib Razak’s jail sentence for his SRC International corruption conviction.

PETALING JAYA: Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng has revealed that a question he posed on whether lawyer Shafee Abdullah had broken the law by divulging information attributed to the former King over Najib Razak’s pardon application has been rejected.

Kuala Lumpur: The documents related to the Federal Territories Pardons Board’s decision to reduce Najib Razak’s prison sentence and fine are not confidential, says Shafee Abdullah, the former prime minister’s lawyer.

PETALING JAYA: A lack of transparency in the pardon process that saw former prime minister Najib Razak’s sentence in the SRC International case commuted at the end of last month may hurt investor confidence, the head of a leading think tank in Asia said.

PETALING JAYA: PKR grassroots are unhappy with the party’s handling of former prime minister Najib Razak’s reduced sentence, leaving division leaders fearing that members may boycott future elections.

PETALING JAYA: Analysts say DAP has little reason to openly criticise the reduction of sentence for former prime minister Najib Razak in his SRC International case, and that the party should instead exercise caution in any address of the matter.

Kuala Lumpur: Najib Razak’s legal team says they are “seriously thinking” about submitting another petition for a full royal pardon for the former prime minister regarding his SRC International conviction and sentence.

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Bar has expressed “deep disappointment” over the decision of the Federal Territories Pardons Board to remit the sentence passed by the courts on former prime minister Najib Razak, asking if the exercise of mercy has “robbed” the nation of justice.

PETALING JAYA: Several Umno division leaders have vowed to revitalise the party despite the recent failure to secure a full pardon for former president Najib Razak, whose prison term and fine for his SRC International conviction was instead reduced.