PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Najib Razak has reiterated that he wants to clear his name in court and does not want the charges against him to be dropped.

       “I also do not want any political interference (in my case). I am confident that I am innocent.

       “Why the need to pardon me when I am innocent. Truth will prevail,” he said in a Facebook post on Friday (Aug 13).

       The former prime minister clarified that he had no knowledge of the initiative of a group who submitted a petition to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to seek pardon on his behalf.

       “I would like to thank the NGO for their concern. But I have never contacted them nor did they inform me of their plans to send a petition to the Istana Negara,” Najib explained.

       “Let me repeat this. I want all my cases to go through trial and through a legal process that is fair and transparent. This is the only way for me to completely clear my name,” he added.

       Earlier Friday, Pertubuhan Sahabat Ulul Amri Malaysia (PSUAM) submitted their petition to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

       PSUAM said such a pardon would pave the way for Najib to become prime minister again on an interim basis.

       Its chairman Syed Muhammad Imran Syed Abdul Aziz claimed that Najib had proven his ability to govern the country well.

       “I suggest that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong give Najib a royal pardon from any court action, whether ongoing or for which he has already been convicted,” he said in a statement.

       He added that Najib’s leadership had been proven during his former administration of the country.

       “In my opinion, Najib did a good job throughout his tenure as the sixth prime minister,” he said.