Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called on the relevant quarters to understand and accept the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong's decree on pardons or sentence reductions for convicted prisoners.
“Read, understand and accept it,” Anwar said after visiting Lestari Niaga Madani @ KL 2, Kuala Lumpur on Friday (Jan 3).
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“Read, understand and accept it,” Anwar said after visiting Lestari Niaga Madani @ KL 2, Kuala Lumpur on Friday (Jan 3).
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00:00Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called on the relevant quarters to understand
00:05and accept the young Dipertuan Agong's decree on pardons or sentence reductions for convicted
00:11prisoners.
00:12He said this after visiting Lestari Nyaga Madani at KL2 on Friday.
00:26Earlier on Friday, Istana Negara issued a statement saying that any prisoners seeking
00:31clemency for their sentences must submit appeals to the pardons board chaired by the young
00:36Dipertuan Agong.
00:38Istana Negara said the king has the prerogative to pardon, postpone sentences and relieve
00:44punishments for any offences committed in the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya
00:50and Labuan, based on the provisions under Articles 42, Subsection 1 and 2 of the federal
00:57constitution.
00:59The palace also said that applications for pardons or the commutation of sentences shall
01:04be submitted by the prisoner concerned to the pardons board chaired by the king for
01:09consideration at its next meeting.
01:11Istana Negara has reminded everyone to respect the constitution and the laws.
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