Former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak's daughter Nooryana Najwa has questioned why Anwar Ibrahim was allowed to campaign from jail for his wife during the Permatang Pauh by-election in 2015, but her imprisoned father has been prohibited from issuing any statement on GE15.

"Why could Anwar do so but not Najib?" she asked in a posting on Instagram yesterday.

She also uploaded screenshots of news excerpts on the matter, where one reported that Anwar’s message was conveyed...