Kadir Jasin: Whether BN wins or loses, getting a pardon is not easy

Veteran news editor A Kadir Jasin has reminded the public that getting a pardon is not as simple as many think it is.

The popular assumption is that Umno/BN officials from the court cluster want the 15th general election to be held earlier in order to avoid going to jail and facilitate getting a royal pardon, he wrote in a column today.

"But it is not that simple when you look at...