Najib's supporters hand memo to Istana Negara requesting royal pardon

Almost 300 of Najib Abdul Razak’s supporters gathered in front of Istana Negara in Kuala Lumpur to hand over a memorandum requesting the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to grant a royal pardon to the former prime minister.

This comes after the Federal Court yesterday upheld the High Court’s and Court of Appeal’s verdict, which found Najib guilty in the RM42 million corruption case involving SRC International Sdn Bhd.

Najib is now serving a 12-year jail term in Kajang prison starting yesterday, and he also has to pay a fine of RM210 million.

The submission of the memorandum today was organised by Pertubuhan Jalinan Perpaduan Negara Malaysia.

Speaking to the press, the NGO’s president Syed Muhammad Imran Syed Abdul Aziz said their memorandum today has several other requests aside from the royal pardon.

“The first request is for an immediate royal pardon for Najib.

“Secondly, we request Attorney-General Idrus Harun, MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki and the Anti-Money Laundering Division (AMLA) director to appear before His Majesty to provide evidence on the alleged conflict of interest involving judge Mohd Nazlan Mohd Ghazali,” he said.

Syed Muhammad claimed he was the whistleblower who informed a portal about the purported conflict of interest involving Nazlan in Najib’s case.

“I want to know the results of the MACC investigation, where the agency released a statement on May 21 saying that the investigation papers on Nazlan have been submitted to the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC).

“But AGC recently said the MACC investigation results never reached them. So, does this alleged conflict of interest exist or not? That is what we want to know.

“The MACC chief commissioner and the AG must appear before the Agong to provide an explanation. Otherwise, the rakyat will be confused. This is a betrayal to Najib,” he said.

Nazlan had lodged a police report on April 21 after an article titled “Judge Mohd Nazlan being investigated for unexplained RM1 million in his bank account” appeared in a portal, alleging the judge was being investigated over money transferred to his bank account.

He denied the allegations and said the article had malicious intent to undermine his credibility as a judge, and disrupt the judiciary and the justice system.

Meanwhile, Syed Muhammad also urged Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob to expedite the royal pardon process for Najib.

“The royal pardon for Najib must be expedited by the government. The prime minister must hand over a letter to His Majesty seeking a pardon for Najib.

“Most likely on this Merdeka Day, we may request His Majesty to pardon all wrongdoings by Najib,” he said.

Meanwhile, Syed Muhammad urged Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to withdraw support for the government to force the dissolution of the Parliament.

“We trust the prime minister but if it (royal pardon) does not come, I consider this government a tyrannical one.

“I can understand if this is happening under Muhyiddin’s (Yassin) administration but this is a BN government and the person you betrayed is a BN leader who has contributed a lot to the country.

“I think if he (Najib) is not there, Umno would have been destroyed,” Syed Muhammad said.

Earlier, he said the group would not disperse as long as Ismail Sabri and Zahid did not show up at the Istana Negara.

However, they eventually left peacefully following police instructions.

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