Malaysia’s Transport Minister Anthony Loke resigns from his post after a decision that allows former prime minister Najib Razak to serve part of his sentence at home. The resignation follows Najib’s conditional pardon, which is approved by Malaysia’s king and comes after the Pardons Board allows him to spend the remainder of his jail term under house arrest conditions.
The decision is discussed by the Democratic Action Party (DAP) during an emergency meeting of its central executive committee on Saturday, following Najib’s pardon the day before. While outlets report that Loke’s move is limited to him as a minister and that other DAP ministers remain in their roles, they also note a key internal tension: the DAP and Loke respect the monarch’s decision but still disagree with it on political grounds. Coverage therefore emphasizes both procedural compliance and the party’s stated stance toward the pardon.
Overall, both reports describe the same sequence—Najib’s conditional pardon, a DAP emergency meeting, and Loke’s resignation—while differing mainly in how much they detail the party’s reasons for taking a stand beyond the king’s decision.
