Fahmi: Najib's pardon not discussed at today's cabinet meet

The cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim today did not discuss an upcoming Pardons Board hearing, including a possible deliberation on Najib Abdul Razak’s application for a royal pardon.

Government spokesperson Fahmi Fadzil said this when asked about a Channel News Asia report that the bid by the jailed former prime minister would be heard by the board in the third week of January.

“We did not...