GEORGE TOWN, Feb. 3 -- The Pardons Board's decision to reduce former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's sentence will be a political bonus for Perikatan Nasional (PN), said United for Rights of Malaysian Party's (Urimai) interim council chairman P. Ramasamy.

He said it may well be an "invitation" to PN to form the next federal government.

"Najib's sentence reduction makes a mockery of the justice system in the country. This is despite the fact there are other pending corruption cases against Najib," he said in a statement here.

Ramasamy said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had conveniently distanced himself from the decision of the Pardons Board by saying that it was the prerogative of the former Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

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