The pending announcement of the Pardons Board’s decision on whether or not to free Najib Abdul Razak will be bad news for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

Nusantara Academy for Strategic Research (NASR) senior fellow Azmi Hassan said regardless of whether the former prime minister is pardoned or not, Anwar will face backlash.

He said if the former Pekan MP received a pardon, Anwar would be praised...