Malaysia’s king has agreed to pardon jailed opposition figure Anwar Ibrahim, the newly installed prime minister said on Friday, in the latest dramatic development after the opposition toppled the long-ruling regime. Anwar, from the People’s Justice Party, was a key leader of the opposition alliance. The royal pardon would mean he can participate in politics again straight away. “We will begin the… proper process of obtaining a pardon,” Mahathir told reporters. The opposition faced an uphill battle at the election due to what critics said were no-holds-barred attempts by Najib to hang on to power.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 11, 2018 06:45 UTC