COMMENT | Najib's partial pardon aftermath: What changed?

COMMENT | Social media has been in an uproar following the announcement by the Pardons Board chaired by the former Agong to half the jail sentence on former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak.

This decision announced on Feb 2 made the national and international news, with several media agencies adding the coda that the reduction in Najib's sentence comes amid accusations that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is backsliding on promised reforms to combat corruption.

Prominent contributors in the English language social media and WhatsApp chatter on this issue have been members of the legal fraternity, NGOs and former and serving politicians.

Whilst less attention...