Former Singapore Prime Minister LKY had formula, based on ruthless 'heads must fall' approach, for greater efficiency, leaders in Japan would commit hara-kiri (ritual suicide by disembowelment) if they ‘bring shame to the Company, people and the nation’!
Tan Sri Azhar Harun's speech at the Media Townhall titled “Getting the Facts Right: The Untold Stories of 1MDB and Other Cases” shed light on the powers of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong under the Federal Constitution, while offering clarification on the ongoing controversy surrounding the judicial review and petition for the pardon of Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
Agong could have granted Najib release by Decree, from arbitrary detention, based on miscarriage of justice arising from Tainted Ruling in the High Court on 28 July 2020, but the latest statement from the Pardon Board has created more discord
Agong remaining above the fray allows Malaysia taking the cue from Commonwealth jurisdiction for stable government not based on numbers game in Parliament!
The Dubai Move instigators abroad can be brought back through Interpol for hanging or locked up for good and/or institutionalised for life and thereby help keep the public from harm!
Agong can act on Pardon for former Prime Minister Najib Razak, with or without advice from Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, and without giving reasons!
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