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<h2>Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has defended the Pardons Board&#8217;s decision to [reduce his sentence] (https://says.com/my/news/its-confirmed-najib-got-a-50-discount-on-his-sentence) and has challenged anyone who questions it to an open debate</h2>
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<p>According to a <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.facebook.com/najibrazak/posts/964394348384837">statement</a>&nbsp;on Najib&#8217;s official Facebook page yesterday, 4 February, members of parliament (MPs), such as Bukit Gelugor MP  Ramkarpal Singh, were accused of having a lack of understanding regarding Najib&#8217;s RM42 million SRC International trial.</p>
<p>This statement was released in response to <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.facebook.com/ramkarpal/posts/936376827858404">Ramkarpal&#8217;s Facebook post</a> on 3 February, where the MP urged the Pardons Board to disclose the reasons for commuting Najib&#8217;s sentence, emphasising that Najib committed the offences during his tenure as the head of the government &#8220;with utter disregard for the consequences of his actions to the nation and its people&#8221;.</p>
<p>Najib&#8217;s Facebook page said Ramkarpal had neglected to address the &#8220;numerous irregularities&#8221; in the case and brought up the only dissenting judge&#8217;s quote in last year&#8217;s Federal Court&#8217;s dismissal of Najib&#8217;s application to review his sentence that &#8220;a great injustice has fallen on Najib Razak and the correct decision is to acquit and release him&#8221;. </p>
<p>Ramkarpal was then challenged to a televised open debate on the subject. As the case has come to an end, there is no longer any danger of contempt of court to discuss it publicly.<br />﻿<br />&#8220;We invite Ramkarpal Singh to a televised open debate with a representative from our side on the subject of whether or not Najib deserves a pardon for the SRC case,&#8221; read the Facebook post.</p>
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<h2>Apart from Ramkarpal, the challenge to engage in an open debate was also issued to former ministers, Tony Pua and Hanipa Maidin</h2>
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<p>&#8220;Should Ramkarpal Singh decline, other recent haters such as Tony Pua and Hanipa Maidin can take his place,&#8221; read Najib&#8217;s Facebook post.</p>
<p>Senior DAP leader and former Damansara MP Tony Pua had openly criticised the commutation of Najib&#8217;s sentence from 12 years to six when it was announced on Friday, 2 February.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, former Sepang MP Mohamed Hanipa Maidin published an article on <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/695166" title="Link: https://www.malaysiakini.com/columns/695166">Malaysiakini</a>, calling the Pardons Board&#8217;s decision to reduce Najib&#8217;s sentence as &#8220;perplexing&#8221; and &#8220;mind-blogging&#8221;.﻿</p>
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<h2>Ramkarpal said he will not engage with Najib as the issue had already been decided</h2>
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<p>In a <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.facebook.com/ramkarpal/posts/937439031085517">statement</a> posted today, 5 February, the MP said that even though his sentence was commuted, the Pardons Board had maintained Najib&#8217;s conviction.</p>
<p>&#8220;It is pointless engaging with Najib on this issue as it is elementary that the majority judgment of the said application prevails. Even the Pardons Board maintained his conviction.</p>
<p>&#8220;As such, any debate, whether with me or anyone else, would not change the fact that Najib remains a convict and that his conviction is safe,&#8221; wrote Ramkarpal.</p>
<p>&#8220;It is obvious that Najib wishes to use me to remain relevant by challenging me to this debate. I will not allow myself to be used by this cheap publicity stunt of his,&#8221; he added.</p>
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<h2>Read Najib&#8217;s Facebook post here:</h2>
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Najib Defends Pardons Board's Decision & Challenges Haters To A Debate