PUTRAJAYA, Feb. 28 -- Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said the government hopes the public will respect the legal process and refrain from disputing or debating the royal addendum regarding former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's pardon.

In a media briefing today, Fahmi expressed his hope that the public will allow the process to proceed without interference.

"The former Agong mentioned that the addendum which is going through the legal process should be respected and he is asking that we do not continue to debate it," he said.

Earlier, Pahang Ruler Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah also urged all parties to cease debating a royal addendum.

Speaking at the Himpunan Pahang Bermunajat Raja Berdaulat gath...