PUTRAJAYA, Jan 31 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s prison sentence for his conviction for embezzling RM42 million from SRC International Ltd. has been halved from 12 years to six years, government spokesperson Fahmi Fazil says. He denied that he was the source of the news portal Channel News Asia’s report. Year.
He said it was just a coincidence that he met the news portal’s reporter before the article was published.
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“I am not the source,” Fahmi told the media here today after a cabinet meeting.
He also asked the media to wait for an official statement on the decision of the Amnesty Committee in relation to former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s pardon bid.
“Let’s wait until the official statement is released.
Asked to comment on Prime Minister Najib’s decision to apply for amnesty, he told reporters: “We have to show professionalism in our reporting.”
yesterday, Utusan Malaysia The Pardons Committee has decided to grant the former prime minister a pardon to be released from prison.
The report was retracted within hours of publication.
on monday, Utusan Malaysia The Amnesty Committee will meet on that day, and the meeting will be chaired by the then Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah; It was reported that one of the topics on the agenda was President Najib’s policies. Please refrain from bidding.
The ruler of Pahang ended his reign as the country’s 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong yesterday.
Johor ruler Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar today began his five-year reign as the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
Mr Najib was arrested on August 23, 2022 after the Federal Court upheld his conviction on charges of breach of trust, abuse of power and money laundering in relation to RM42 million in funds from SRC International, a former subsidiary of 1Malaysia Development Berhad. He has been imprisoned since then.
Mr. Najib has been imprisoned for more than 1 year and 5 months so far.
Najib submitted his clemency application on September 2, 2022, just days after completing his 12-year sentence in Kajang Prison.
Since Mr. Najib’s SRC crimes were allegedly committed in a federal territory, the amnesty committee tasked with considering his application is the Federal Territories Amnesty Board.
Under the Federal Constitution, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong chairs the Federal Territorial Amnesty Commission, which is comprised of the Attorney General, the Minister of Federal Territories, and up to three members appointed by the Agong. It is configured.