Any questions or requests for clarification regarding the postponement of former prime minister Najib Razak’s pardon application should be directed to Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh, says Azalina Othman Said.
The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) said she was not the minister responsible for the Pardons Board, while the Legal Affairs Division (BHEUU) under her ministry only serves as the board’s secretariat.
“I actually received the information from the statement issued by BHEUU. I am not the minister responsible.
“Although BHEUU comes under me, for the Pardons Board in each state, BHEUU serves as the secretariat, while the relevant minister and menteri besar are the executive representatives on the board,” she said.
Azalina said this when speaking to reporters after attending the Fashionista Ride: National Month, Two Celebrations, One Soul programme today.
Her remarks came after PAS called on the government yesterday to explain the postponement of Najib’s pardon application.
PAS secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan said the matter was of public interest and warranted an immediate explanation.
