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.
Ucapan Tan Sri Azhar Harun di Media Townhall bertajuk “Getting the Facts Right: The Untold Stories of 1MDB and Other Cases” menjelaskan kuasa Yang di-Pertuan Agong di bawah Perlembagaan Persekutuan, sambil memberi pencerahan mengenai kontroversi semasa berkaitan semakan kehakiman dan petisyen pengampunan Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
Under the original 12 year jail sentence imposed by the High Court on the disputed RM42m SRC International conviction, former Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak would be free on 23 August 2026, however by Agong's allegedly flawed Decree -- unsafe in law -- he may be freed, as per letter from Pardons' Board, only on 23 August 2028!
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
Four judges, in the face of the DNA granted by their Panel Head, may have 'erroneously' deemed that it was fatal flaw in law, indeed not safe, under the circumstances. The Najib defence team argued Judicial Review in oral submission for three days as Appeal purportedly for 2nd bite at the cherry.