Malaysian Bar duty-bound to seek review of Najib’s pardon, says president
“It is the concerted view of the Malaysian Bar that the granting of a pardon is not a discretionary power and must be exercised on advice”
(MMO) – New Malaysian Bar president Mohamad Ezri Abdul Wahab said it was obligated to seek judicial review of the partial pardon Datuk Seri Najib Razak received from the Federal Territory Pardons Board.
In an interview with Malaysiakini, Mohamad Ezri said this was because the pardons must be justified with the advice for their issuance.
“It is the concerted view of the Malaysian Bar that the granting of a pardon is not a discretionary power and must be exercised on advice,” he was quoted as saying.
In the application filed on April 26, the Bar asserted that the board acted unconstitutionally in granting Najib a hearing before he was due for one, effectively violating other eligible prisoners’ right to equality under the Federal Constitution.
