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Pardon for Najib would make a mockery of judiciary, says MP

PETALING JAYA: Getting jailed former prime minister Najib Razak a royal pardon would make a mockery of the judiciary, says Charles Santiago.

The Klang MP said as the country turns 65 in a few days, it was important that the rule of law was maintained.

“The one thing we can do for our country today, as we approach Merdeka Day is to ensure that no one is above the law and no one can hold this country to ransom,” he said in a statement.

He added that Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s call for Umno to start a petition drive for Najib’s royal pardon and to “weaponise” the latter’s Facebook posts was simply a matter of “playing to the gallery”.

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