'Pardon disposed of, Anwar to lose MP seat'

comments     Hafiz Yatim     Published     Updated

The Pardons Board has disposed the petition filed by Anwar Ibrahim's family and the opposition leader will be disqualified as a member of parliament, senior federal counsel Amarjeet Singh said today.

However, Anwar's lawyer N Surendran did not wish to comment on this announcement, saying he would wait for the confirmation on the matter from the High Court in Kuala Lumpur.

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