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Friday, March 27, 2015

Pardons Board disposes of petition from Anwar’s family

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's family say they have not received any response from the official channels Pardons Board regarding a royal petition filed last month. – The Malaysian Insider pic, March 27, 2015.Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's family say they have not received any response from the official channels Pardons Board regarding a royal petition filed last month. – The Malaysian Insider pic, March 27, 2015.
An application by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's family to obtain royal pardon for the opposition leader, who is now serving a five-year jail term for sodomy, has been rejected.
Sources told The Malaysian Insider that the application by Anwar's wife Datuk Seri Dr Wan Wan Ismail Azizah and daughter Nurul Izzah was disposed of on March 16.
However, it is not known whether Anwar, Dr Wan Azizah and Nurul and the Dewan Rakyat Speaker were officially notified.
Amarjeet, who is also head of the civil division in the Attorney-General's Chambers, told reporters that since the petition had been disposed of, the position of the constitution was clear on the matter. 
He said that an affidavit affirmed by the director-general of the legal division of the Prime Minister’s Department has been sent to the applicants.
The affidavit states that Anwar's custodial sentence should be maintained.
The director-general of the legal division sits on the secretariat of the board, which is chaired by the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong.
With this, Anwar’s application to seek a pardon is likely to be rejected and he has to serve his five-year jail sentence for sodomy.
This also means that the Permatang Pauh MP’s seat, which he holds, will soon be declared vacant.
In an immediate response, Anwar's daughter and Lembah Pantai MP, Nurul Izzah said in a text message: "We have not received any response from the official channels. YDP Agong (Yang di-Pertuan Agong) holds the decision, not the board.
"Only YDP Agong must formally state the decision. As such, we cannot accept any statement coming out from interested parties.
"We await official confirmation on the status of the petition this coming Wednesday."
She did not elaborate on who the "interested parties" were.
- TMI

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