Saifuddin to propose declassifying Najib's pardon minutes at cabinet meeting

KUALA LUMPUR: Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail will propose that the minutes of the Federal Territories Pardons Board meeting on Datuk Seri Najib Razak's conditional pardon be declassified at tomorrow's cabinet meeting.

He said the proposal by Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman (Muda-Muar) was a good one, as it would allow the public to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the procedures surrounding the conditional pardon granted to the former prime minister.

Saifuddin said the government also had a moral responsibility to provide clarity on questions surrounding the implementation of the pardon order.

"This is a good idea, and I can bring Muar's proposal for the Pardons Board minutes to be declassified to provide a more accurate perspective on its implementation.

"Tomorrow, there will be a cabinet meeting, and I will bring forward Muar's proposal," he said during the oral question-and-answer session in the Dewan Rakyat today.

He was responding to Syed Saddiq's supplementary question on whether the government was prepared to declassify the minutes of the Federal Territories Pardons Board meeting concerning Najib's conditional pardon.