Najib Abdul Razak is seeking to strengthen his application for a royal pardon based on the dissenting ruling by Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Abdul Rahman Sebli, said his lead counsel Muhammad Shafee Abdullah.

After the apex court last Friday dismissed the former premier’s bid to review his conviction, 12-year prison sentence and RM210 million fine in the RM42 million SRC International corruption case, Shafee said the dissenting judgment opened a new avenue for his client...