Royal pardon granted, Malaysia’s longest serving prisoner walks free after 40 years
[ad_1] TAIPING, April 18 — After spending 40 years in jail, Jamil Arshad will forever cherish the date March 22 — when he received a royal pardon from the Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar. The period behind bars made Jamil, 63, the longest-serving prisoner in the country, and he was finally returned…