Why are criminal national leaders getting off lightly?

IN February, former prime minister Najib Razak received a partial pardon from the Pardons Board, which halved his jail sentence from 12 to six years.

Later the same month, Thai former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released from hospital detention. He was sentenced in August last year for power abuse but only served a night in prison before being transferred to hospital for health reasons.

Merdeka Center