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KUANTAN, 2 Februari 2026 – Kebawah Duli Paduka Baginda Sultan Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah bertitah bahawa kuasa pengampunan yang diperuntukkan di bawah Perkara 42 Perlembagaan Persekutuan wajar dilihat dengan emosi dan jiwa yang tenang, bukannya dengan kepala yang dingin atau sentimen berlebihan.

Paduka Baginda menegaskan bahawa kuasa pengampunan bukanlah hadiah politik, jauh sekali suatu bentuk simpati peribadi tetapi sebaliknya merupakan mekanisme perlembagaan yang sah dan berfungsi sebagai imbangan terakhir dalam sistem keadilan yang bersifat menghukum.

Menurut Paduka Baginda, sebarang pengurangan hukuman tidak sesekali memadamkan sabitan mahkamah, tidak menghapuskan rekod kesalahan dan tidak pernah membatalkan prinsip kedaulatan undang-undang yang menjadi asas pentadbiran negara.

“Pengampunan dan pengurangan hukuman ini juga bukan eksklusif kepada satu nama, satu parti atau satu kedudukan. Setiap tahun, ratusan banduan penjara daripada pelbagai latar belakang, termasuk kes jenayah berat dan ringan, menerima pengurangan atau pengampunan daripada Yang di-Pertuan Agong dan Raja-Raja Melayu,” titah Paduka Baginda.

Paduka Baginda bertitah demikian ketika berkenan berangkat bercemar duli menghadiri Mesyuarat Jumaah Pangkuan Diraja Negeri Pahang Kali Ke-120 di Hotel Grand Darul Makmur, hari ini.

Turut berangkat sama, Kebawah Duli Paduka Mulia Tengku Mahkota Pahang Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Ibni Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah

Paduka Baginda turut menekankan bahawa keputusan berkenaan tidak dibuat secara unilateral, sebaliknya diputuskan melalui musyawarah Lembaga Pengampunan yang dianggotai wakil-wakil institusi utama negara atau negeri, sekali gus mencerminkan proses semak dan imbang yang berlapis.

Paduka Baginda bertitah, dalam tradisi Raja Berperlembagaan, raja bukan alat sentimen awam dan bukan juga tunduk kepada tekanan politik, sebaliknya berperanan sebagai payung keadilan yang menenangkan ketika emosi memuncak serta mengimbangi keadaan apabila suara lantang cuba memonopoli kebenaran.

“Kuasa pengampunan tidak harus ditafsir sebagai kelemahan sistem, sebaliknya sebagai peringatan jelas bahawa negara ini tidak ditadbir berdasarkan emosi media sosial, tidak menghakimi melalui pentas politik dan tidak menggantikan perlembagaan dengan kemarahan awam,” titah Paduka Baginda.

Paduka Baginda menzahirkan keyakinan bahawa Malaysia akan terus kekal sebagai negara yang berprinsip dan tegas serta mendoakan agar negara ini dan negeri Pahang khususnya sentiasa berada dalam rahmat Allah. -KESULTANAN PAHANG

‘ROYAL PARDON IS NOT A POLITICAL GIFT’ – HRH THE SULTAN OF PAHANG

KUANTAN, February 2, 2026 – His Royal Highness the Sultan of Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah Ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, said that the royal prerogative of mercy as provided under Article 42 of the Federal Constitution should be viewed with calmness of emotion and clarity of mind, not emotionally, or with mixed sentiment.

His Royal Highness stressed that the power of pardon is not a political gift, nor is it a form of personal sympathy, but a legitimate constitutional mechanism that serves as the final balance within a justice system that is inherently punitive.

According to His Royal Highness, any reduction of sentence does not in any way erase a court conviction, expunge criminal records or negate the principle of the rule of law, which forms the foundation of the nation’s governance.

“The granting of pardons or sentence reductions is also not exclusive to any one individual, political party or position. Each year, hundreds of prisoners from various backgrounds, involving both serious and minor offences, are granted sentence reductions or pardons by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Malay Rulers,” His Royal Highness said.

His Royal Highness said this when attending the 120th Meeting of the Pahang Council of Regency at the Grand Darul Makmur Hotel here today.

Also in attendance was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Pahang, Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Ibni Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah.

His Royal Highness further emphasised that such decisions are not made unilaterally, but through deliberations of the Pardons Board, comprising representatives from key state or national institutions, reflecting a layered system of checks and balances.

In the tradition of constitutional monarchy, His Royal Highness said the Ruler is neither an instrument of public sentiment nor subject to political pressure, but serves as a canopy of justice—calming tensions when emotions run high and restoring balance when loud voices attempt to monopolise the truth.

“The power of pardon should not be interpreted as a weakness of the system, but rather as a clear reminder that this country is not governed by social media emotions, does not pass judgment on political platforms and does not replace the Constitution with public anger,” His Royal Highness said.

His Royal Highness expressed confidence that Malaysia will continue to remain a principled and resolute nation, and prayed that the country, and the state of Pahang in particular, will always remain under Allah’s grace. – KESULTANAN PAHANG