'No such thing': Najib's lead counsel rubbishes claims of fresh pardon bid submitted
Farah Solhi
Published: Mar 26, 2026 3:43 PM
Updated: 7:28 PM
Senior lawyer Shafee Abdullah, who represents former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak in his legal matters, has rubbished claims that a fresh pardon application was recently filed with the Pardons Board.
“I can confirm that there is no new pardon application filed.
“I would be the first person, apart from Najib, to have known if there is any,” he told Malaysiakini when contacted today.
Malaysiakini has reached out to Attorney-General Dusuki Mokhtar and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh’s office for a response.
Earlier, Free Malaysia Today reported that Najib had filed a fresh application for pardon during Ramadan, with a copy of the application extended to the Istana Negara.
Quoting sources, the news portal said it is unclear whether the application was confined to the SRC International Sdn Bhd-linked case, the 1MDB case, or both.
Published: Mar 26, 2026 3:43 PM
Updated: 7:28 PM
Senior lawyer Shafee Abdullah, who represents former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak in his legal matters, has rubbished claims that a fresh pardon application was recently filed with the Pardons Board.
“I can confirm that there is no new pardon application filed.
“I would be the first person, apart from Najib, to have known if there is any,” he told Malaysiakini when contacted today.
Malaysiakini has reached out to Attorney-General Dusuki Mokhtar and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh’s office for a response.
Earlier, Free Malaysia Today reported that Najib had filed a fresh application for pardon during Ramadan, with a copy of the application extended to the Istana Negara.
Quoting sources, the news portal said it is unclear whether the application was confined to the SRC International Sdn Bhd-linked case, the 1MDB case, or both.
Serving jail term
Najib, who turns 72 in July, is serving his jail term after he was convicted of seven counts of power abuse, criminal breach of trust and money laundering charges involving RM42 million of SRC International Sdn Bhd’s funds in 2020.
He was sentenced to 12 years in prison and a RM210 million fine. He began serving his jail sentence two years after his conviction, after exhausting all legal avenues to appeal.
However, the Pardons Board in 2024 slashed his jail term to six years and reduced his fine to RM50,000, following his application for clemency.
Najib then filed a judicial review application in the Kuala Lumpur High Court in the same year, claiming there was a royal decree by the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong that allowed him to serve the remaining of his jail term under house arrest.
The High Court, on Dec 22 last year, dismissed his application after judge Alice Loke found the royal addendum order was invalid under the law. Najib has since appealed against the decision.
A separate High Court convicted Najib of all 25 corruption charges in his 1MDB case, just four days after his house arrest bid was dismissed. He had also filed a notice of appeal against the decision.
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