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Umno leader thanks PM, Zahid for Najib's 'early' pardon hearing

An Umno leader today thanked Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and party president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi for Najib Abdul Razak’s “early hearing” with the Federal Territories Pardons Board.

Lokman Noor Adam, who is a member of the Umno supreme council, said a petition for a pardon would typically be heard after a convict has undergone one-third of their total sentence.

“We would like to thank the prime minister because...

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