The UMNO Supreme Council has announced that it will be seeking an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to present a memorandum urging former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to be pardoned.
Its Secretary-General, Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said that the party’s Supreme Council had unanimously agreed on the matter. Besides that, the party would be presenting a memorandum signed by 191 UMNO divisions, as well as its Women, Puteri and Youth wings defending Najib, stressing his many contributions to the nation.
UMNO Secretary-General, Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki
As reported by The Star, Asyraf revealed that many party grassroots leaders were saddened by the recent Federal Court’s dismissal of Najib’s application for a review of his conviction and sentence in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case. The former Prime Minister is currently serving a 12-year jail term at Kajang prison.
UMNO’ Secretary-General asserted,
“It is a decision that is seen as unfair and this is in line with the remarks of the Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Datuk Abdul Rahman Sebli, who chaired the five-member bench of the Federal Court and said Najib did not get a fair trial and he should be released and acquitted,”
So, what do you guys think of UMNO seeking a royal pardon for Najib? Share your thoughts with us in the comments.
Also read: “House remains empty tonight”, Yana Najib Says Father Was Thinking about Having Dinner Together
