Umno claims PH challenging Agong's pardon powers

Umno has accused Pakatan Harapan of overstepping constitutional boundaries by questioning the Yang di-Pertuan Agong's power to grant pardons in high-profile cases. Party secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki said opposition calls for individuals to serve out their full sentences amounted to a direct challenge to the king's constitutional prerogative. The executive pardon power is enshrined in the Malaysian Constitution as a royal prerogative, distinct from the legislative and judicial branches of government. Asyraf Wajdi contended that any suggestion that convicts should not benefit from such pardons effectively disputes the monarch's authority to exercise this established constitutional right. The disagreement reflects ongoing political tensions between the government and opposition over how judicial and constitutional powers should be exercised in Malaysia.