Ministers mum on Najib’s pardon bid, media urged not to jump the gun

Ministers are keeping mum over the Pardons Board’s decision on former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak’s bid for freedom.

Both Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail and Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil in their respective post-cabinet press conferences today said the cabinet has discussed Najib’s pardon bid.

However, they concurred it was…