Umno veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah said the Yang di-Pertuan Agong may exercise his constitutional powers anywhere, including in granting pardons outside Pardons Board meetings.

He argued that Article 42 of the Federal Constitution does not restrict where the Yang di-Pertuan Agong may exercise those powers.

“Article 42 of the Constitution is clear about the powers of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong; it doesn’t say whether it has to be...