PinkMarlin6024: A very sad day indeed for Malaysia as former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak, a convicted felon, is transferred from prison to the confines of his own home to serve the remainder of his sentence.

Whatever the legal and constitutional arguments surrounding this arrangement, the optics of the entire episode are deeply troubling and raise serious questions about equality before the law, the integrity of our judicial institutions and public confidence in the administration of justice.

Let me be clear: The royal prerogative of pardon, as enshrined in Article 42 of the Federal Constitution, is a constitutional power that must be respected. However, the exercise of that prerogative does not absolve the relevant authorities of their responsibility to ensure that its implementation is consistent with the law and the established judicial process.