KUALA LUMPUR: The majority of Malaysians believe that Datuk Seri Najib Razak should not receive a royal pardon over his corruption conviction, a survey found.

In a survey commissioned by civil society organisation, Project Stability and Accountability for Malaysia (Projek Sama), revealed that 57.8% of the 1,210 respondents across 222 parliamentary constituencies believed that the former prime minister should not be pardoned for various reasons.

Thomas Fann, who is the head of Projek Sama said 34.3% of respondents found that the former premier had betrayed the people and caused significant losses.