A few weeks ago, there were claims that the UMNO Supreme Working Council (MKT) had requested the courtesy of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (YDPA), to consider a full pardon for former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
However, following that, a petition by the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections urging the YPDA to not consider the pardon had garnered over 150,000 signatures.
But, it seems that some still believe that a royal pardon for Najib would be the most appropriate action to take.
In a video shared on social media, Subang PAS chief Zaharuddin Muhammad claims that a royal pardon for Najib would be “more Islamic” than keeping him in jail.
He said that this was because of revelations about the judge who had presided over the former prime minister’s SRC International corruption trial and that Najib’s trial did not follow “Islamic guidelines”, due to the alleged conflict of interest pertaining to Justice Nazlan Ghazali.
“Therefore, between keeping Najib in prison and releasing him with a royal pardon, the latter is more Islamic.”
According to Zaharuddin, under Islamic law, a judge in a case like this should be agreed to by both the prosecution and defence and that under Islamic law, judges do not have the power to reject evidence submitted by either party.
Zaharuddin, who is also PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang’s son-in-law, said that justice “needs to be returned” by separating the judiciary and the executive.
He added that a new judge who is agreed to by both parties should be appointed to the case instead of someone appointed on the prime minister’s advice.
He said that if Najib were to be pardoned, it would put an end to the controversy.
Watch the video below:
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