[pinkypanther]

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s commitment to fighting corruption in the country has come under the spotlight, risking instability in the government.

Mr Anwar has long talked about tackling the scourge of corruption in Malaysia, but the ongoing debate over whether former prime minister Najib Razak should be released from jail before Eid celebrations has created a dilemma for him.

The 69-year-old Najib was imprisoned for 12 years last year over corruption charges in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) debacle.

Now in a bid to free its former party president, the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), Mr Anwar’s biggest partner in the unity government, has stepped up pressure on the Pardons Board in which Mr Anwar is a member.

Meanwhile, the country’s anti-corruption commission has launched a probe into alleged wrongdoing by lawmakers that are part of the government bloc itself, the latest involving Human Resources Minister V Sivakumar.

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[Alice Alicia]

The 11th PM of msia better get ready.

[Dan]

Sultans and Kings got brain?

[Blasterlord2]

Can just pardon him like that meh?

[jameslee58@hotmail.com]

Just imagined umno was once the government sat as no 1, now they can onlt do number 2 with some of them even refused to be with anwar like Hishammuddin
Let say najib is pardoned and he's out and do you think as ex prime minister, he want to work for anwar?
Of course no, just like mahathir, after winning he want to be pm, even refused to pass premiership to anwar
The royal family amd the King of course aware of this difficult decision
While this is happening, the dpm also want his corruption case to be removed, apparently a long shot but he seem desperate
He has to do it, making use of unstable coalition as leverage
Mahathir of course a side show now, with his lawsuit, he's already walking towards the end of sunset boulevard, is a last ditch effort to be remembered, he desperate too, not just prospect of his allies going to be exposed, his son political journey going nowhere, i don't know how he going to pen his memoir with such ending

[Basic_Strategy]

Mahathir of course a side show now, with his lawsuit, he's already walking towards the end of sunset boulevard,  is a last ditch effort to be remembered,  he desperate too, not just prospect of his  allies going to be exposed, his son political journey going nowhere, i don't know how he going to pen his memoir with such ending

Best hope is Madhatter die halfway through writing his memoirs. And it never sees the light of day.

[Basic_Strategy]

Can just pardon him like that meh?

That's kind of how a pardon works. 

A pardon is not conditional. It's an act of mercy. 

Not all the time you get people like Anwar pardoned who genuinely deserve it because they were put in jail as political oppression in the first place.