Lawyer files suit to quash Anwar’s royal pardon

Controversial lawyer Mohd Khairul Azam Abdul Aziz has filed a suit to quash a royal pardon awarded to PKR president Anwar Ibrahim in relation to his sodomy conviction and jail sentence.

In a media statement, Khairul (photo) said he had instructed law firm Messrs Raja Riza & Associates to file a writ of summons naming the Pardons Board and Port Dickson MP Anwar as defendants.