The power to punish and pardon should not be used arbitrarily because it will be held accountable in the “afterlife”, said Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah.

“If the law is not implemented consistently and fairly, justice will certainly not be achieved as the philosophy behind the enactment of a law would have been tainted, and as a result, the disadvantaged party would end up being victimised by those in power,” Bernama quoted His Majesty saying when officiating the opening of the Pahang Syariah Court Complex in Kuantan today.

The king further said that...