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Is Najib’s House Arrest Really a Pardon?
Everyone calls it a "pardon". It covers one case only — and nobody has explained the rest.
Read MoreEveryone calls it a "pardon". It covers one case only — and nobody has explained the rest.
Read MoreCan a King’s mercy bypass constitutional procedure? In a landmark ruling, Justice Alice Loke says, “No”. She affirms that even royal prerogatives must give way to Constitutional 'due process'.
Read MoreThe answer is, No. Why? Since the Najib saga began, the Addendum has been, in Churchill’s words, “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma”. In my opinion, the key reasons are: [1]: Pardons cannot be granted ‘in instalments’. [2]: Accepted rules of constitutional interpretation do not at all point to any 'House Arrest' orders (a new Act of parliament is required for that!); and no precedent exists. [3]: ...
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