We return to the controversial Royal pardon for jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak after his lawyer Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah revealed the contents of the outgoing Agong's purported letter to the Pardon's Board. We speak to Shazwan Kamal about how this "revelation" changes the optics of the controversy and its impact on Umno's fractured internal dynamics.

Photo credits: Afif Abd. Halim, Shutterstock

Produced by: Sharaad Kuttan, Sudais Ferhard

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharaad Kuttan

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Categories:  politics,  government,  corruption,  controversies

Tags:  najib razak,  1mdb,  pardon,  umno presidency,  deputy prime minister ahmad zahid hamidi,  dato' seri anwar ibrahim,