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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 MoreWhen the King’s ‘unconditional’ pardon does not explicitly use the magic words that, “We remove this person’s disqualification to stand in elections,” what happens? Can a ‘free’ pardon ‘automatically restore’ a politician’s rights to compete in an election? The answer lies hidden in the delicate rules of constitutional interpretation.
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