PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Razak's appeal for royal pardon will be reviewed in due time, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Anwar, who is also a part of the Pardons Board panel on Najib's case, said that every convict had the right to appeal for a royal pardon.
"We will have to take into consideration the case and review it compassionately without any form of prejudice.
"This is the position we took. At the right time, we will have to consider (review).
"But certainly, we did not consider this as per our last meeting with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah)," he said after the 2023 Labour Day celebration at Putrajaya International Convention Centre.
Early last month, Umno announced that they would be appealing for a full royal pardon to Najib who is a former prime minister.
On April 15, the media reported that a source revealed that there had been no discussion by the Pardons Board on former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's application for a royal pardon.
The source, which only spoke on condition of anonymity to local news portal Free Malaysia Today (FMT), denied news reports that the Pardons Board, which is chaired by the YDPA, would discuss Najib's application for a royal pardon today.