PETALING JAYA: With no Federal Territories Minister appointed to the current Cabinet, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will be part of the Pardons Board as the de facto minister, says senior lawyer Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla.
He cited Article 42 of the Constitution as stating that the Pardons Board consists of the Attorney General, the Chief Minister or Mentri Besar, or the Federal Territories Minister, and no more than three members appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
Mohamed Haniff also cited a precedent made on May 16, 2018, when Anwar’s pardon was scrutinised by the Pardons Board committee consisting of then prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. The third and subsequent applications, he noted, can only be filed at two-year gaps, according to Regulation 113 of the Prisons Regulations 2000, under which the required time frame for pardon applications is stipulated.
Meanwhile, Mohamed Haniff also pointed out that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong does not have a deadline to decide on whether or not to grant a pardon.
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