It comes as social media users attack the prime minister for 'welcoming' the jailed leader's apology over the 1MDB scandal.

Umno leaders want answers to why the party chief did not report the Agong's demand earlier.

Thaksin, Thailand's most famous politician, made a dramatic homecoming after 15 years abroad where he lived in self-exile to avoid prison.

Thaksin was transferred from prison to a Bangkok police hospital just a few hours into his first night in jail, complaining of chest pains and high blood pressure.

The prime minister says he believes the court which convicted former leader Najib Razak was independent.

Rafique Rashid responds to the prime minister's remarks in the Dewan Rakyat that he had never applied for a royal pardon.

His law firm says Najib has consistently maintained since the commencement of his trials in 2018 that he wishes to be acquitted through the judicial process.

A three-man bench says Mohd Khairul Azam Abdul Aziz had no right to question the clemency or the advice given by the Pardons Board to the Agong in respect to the granting of the pardon.

Persatuan Sahabat Ulul Amri Malaysia calls for Najib to be made interim prime minister, saying he has proven himself well able to govern the country.

Mokhtar Hashim was convicted of murdering the then-Negeri Sembilan speaker but released from prison following a royal pardon.

His appeal will be heard together with that of the Pardons Board, which is also named in the suit.

Past pardons were for punishments, not convictions, says Haniff Khatri.