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RPK to be charged with sedition?

Monday, May 5th, 2008

i have been informed that Raja Petra Kamaruddin has been ordered to surrender himself at the Jalan Duta magistrate’s court at 9.30 am tomorrow to be charged with sedition.
I have not been able to contact RPK to get confirmation.
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Gani owes public apology to Batu Caves 31 for travesty of justice of total incarceration of 403 days

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

The Attorney-General Tan Sri Gani Patail owes the Batu Caves 31 who were unjustly incarcerated for 13 days and their families a public apology for the sufferings and hardships they should not have been made to go through.
Gani’s explanations why he dropped the charges of attempted murder against the Batu Caves 31 in the Shah […]

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Challenge to AG/IGP to substantiate or withdraw terrorist charges against Hindraf

Monday, December 17th, 2007

I just came back to Parliament from the Shah Alam Sessions Court where the Attorney-General, Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail as expected dropped the attempted murder charge against the Batu Caves 31 after being incarcerated for close to two weeks on the ground that they are “national security” threats.
Of course I welcome the Attorney-General’s change […]

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Call on AG to agree to bail for 31 Hindraf protestors - emergency debate in Parliament on Monday

Friday, December 7th, 2007

I have this morning given notice to the Parliament Speaker, Tan Sri Ramli Ngah, to move an emergency motion on Monday on the allegation by the Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Musa Hassan, that Hindraf is linked to terrorists and is canvassing for support from terrorist groups.
It will be Malaysia’s misfortune and tragedy if […]

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Why AG appeared for charging 26 Hindraf supporters but did not appear for Altantunya murder trial?

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

The personal appearance of the Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Ghani Patail at the Shah Alam Sessions Court yesterday to lay charges against 26 Hindraf supporters for attempted murder of a cop has raised many question.
The first question is why Gani Patail thought it important to appear on an attempted murder charge when he never thought […]

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Lingam Tape - MCA Ministers can undergo lobotomy or behave like traditional three monkeys, do not mean public must follow

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007

Deputy Internal Security Minister Datuk Fu Ah Kiow in Kuantan yesterday asked all parties to refrain from speculating on the video clip of a lawyer allegedly brokering the appointment of judges, saying it was unwise to make assumptions or draw conclusions without solid evidence.
He repeated the nonsensical line: “The video clip merely shows a […]

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Lingam Tape - why PM’s one-sided threat if not authentic but nothing about action to be taken if true?

Saturday, September 22nd, 2007

The initial one-sided response of the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to the Lingam Tape, which has plunged the country into a new crisis of confidence in the independence, impartiality, integrity, accountability and professionalism of the Malaysian judiciary — both national and international — is a great disappointment compromising the neutrality and […]

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AG’s comments on Lingam Tape outrageous - is he for judicial independence, integrity, accountability?

Friday, September 21st, 2007

The comments by the Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail that “no criminal offence appears to have been committed” in the Lingam Tape and that senior lawyer V.K.Lingam “was in a monologue over his mobile phone and it was unclear who he was talking to” (New Straits Times) were most outrageous and raise important […]

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Lingam tape - letter to PM to suspend Ahmad Fairuz as Chief Justice and to establish judicial tribunal

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

I have written to the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi asking him to invoke Article 125 of the Constitution to suspend Tun Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim as Chief Justice and to establish a judicial tribunal to investigate the serious allegations of judicial misconduct against him as highlighted by the […]

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Lingam tape - Anwar’s explosive video clip on Judiciary Compromised

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

Anwar Ibrahim has produced an explosive video clip on Judiciary Compromised which has set off reverberations in the Palace of Justice, the corridors of power, offices and homes in the country as well as internationally.
The time for reckoning for the restoration of a truly independent judiciary and a just rule of law cannot […]

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Posted in Constitution, Court, Good Governance | 48 Comments »

Robust legal framework, economic efficiency

Friday, September 14th, 2007

If the budget is to succeed in bringing about a significant shift of our economy to the next gear, our economic policies and reform must also be accompanied by significant reforms in our judicial system to ensure that foreign investors will have the necessary confidence in not just justice meted out but also […]

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CJM debacle - one up for Conference of Rulers and one down for Pak Lah

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

The appointment of Datuk Alauddin Mohd Sheriff as the Chief Judge of Malaya is one up for the Conference of Rulers and one down for Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi — as the debacle is a major setback to the prestige and authority of the Prime Minister as a result of […]

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FC judge with 35 outstanding judgments from High Ct - why PM only aware after more than a month it was reported publicly?

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said yesterday that the Chief Justice must answer the allegation that a Federal Court judge had failed to write grounds of judgment in 35 cases since his High Court tenure, covering both civil and criminal cases.
DAP National chairman and MP for Bukit Gelugor, Karpal Singh, has named […]

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2nd urgent motion - Dropping of Zakaria’s 37 charges and new crisis of confidence in justice system

Monday, August 27th, 2007

I have submitted to the Speaker of Parliament, Tan Sri Ramli Ngah a second urgent motion for debate in Parliament on Wednesday - the extraordinary dropping of the 37 charges against the Selangor State Assemblyman for Port Klang Datuk Zakaria Md Deros and five of his business partners under the Companies […]

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27 charges against Zakaria dropped - another grave blow to public confidence less than a week to 50th Merdeka celebrations

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

As if there were not enough setbacks in the past two months to shatter public confidence in the independence, integrity and professionalism of institutions of state causing more and more Malaysians to ask the real meaning of the 50th Merdeka anniversary celebrations, another grave blow was delivered to such public confidence yesterday.
I am referring […]

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