Misleading public on Anwar’s pardon ‘inappropriate’, AGC tells Dr M

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Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad claims Anwar Ibrahim’s royal pardon in May 2018 was invalid as it was not discussed by the FTPB.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/06/03/misleading-public-on-anwars-pardon-inappropriate-agc-tells-dr-m  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/06/03/tak-wajar-kelirukan-orang-awam-berkait-pengampunan-anwar-agc-jawab-dr-m  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #AGC #FTPB #DrMahathirMohamad #AnwarIbrahim

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00:01The Attorney General's chambers has reminded former Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad

00:07that he attended the Federal Territories Pardons Board meeting that decided that Anwar Ibrahim

00:12should be granted a royal pardon. Mahathir had recently claimed that the royal pardon granted

00:18to Anwar in May 2018 was invalid as it was not discussed by the FTPB. In response, the AGC said

00:27the FTPB met at Istana Nagara on May 16, 2018, and the meeting was attended by Mahathir in

00:35his capacity as the Prime Minister at the time. The AGC also said any public statements that

00:42can mislead the people regarding the board's decision are wholly inappropriate. Anwar received

00:48a royal pardon a week after Pakatan Harapan won power in the 2018 general election. He

00:55was freed after serving three years of his five-year jail term on a sodomy conviction.

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