JOHOR POLLS | Umno secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki has urged political parties to exercise restraint in campaigning, criticising attempts to link electoral outcomes to the possible release of former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak.

He said it was misleading to suggest Najib’s fate could be decided by any election result, stressing that his release can only be decided through the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s constitutional pardon powers under Article 42(1) of the Federal Constitution.

Any other narrative, he said...