Dr Mahathir Mohamad has welcomed the Attorney-General’s Chambers’ (AGC) statement regarding his role in the 2018 Pardons Board meeting over Anwar Ibrahim’s royal pardon, with the former premier saying it has vindicated him.

Mahathir said the clarification dispelled longstanding accusations that he had bypassed procedures in facilitating the pardon for Anwar, claims that have resurfaced in political discourse and past legal controversies...