(Increasing) Disquet on Lingam Tape
At the end of the Walk for Justice, the Bar Council submitted a memorandum urging the government to set up a Royal Commission of Inquiry to probe the state of judiciary consequent to the expose of the Lingam Tape.
Besides, the Council has also submitted a second memo on the establishment of a judicial appointments and promotion commission.
However, the Abdullah Administration is insisting on first confirming the authenticity of (the duplicate copy of) the Lingam Tape, and making no commitments towards the setting up of a Royal Commission for the purpose.
Is the government trying to borrow time and to wait out the storm, hoping that it will soon blow over?
To some members of the legal profession, Royal Commission is not the way to go.
Rather, it's the ONLY way to go.
The Appropriate Mandate. Lawyer-blogger Malik Imtiaz Sarwar explains the investigative powers and the mandate of the Haidar Panel of Inquiry, and the implications and ramifications associated to them in the legal process.
Imtiaz questions whether there would be semblance of independence or interference of the Panel at work, and explores the possibility for an appropriate mandate to achieve the desired outcome that all citizens aspire to see.
He concludes that such appropriate mandate can only exist in a Royal Commission.
Looking at the current lethargy at the Abdullah Administration -- just a Panel of Inquiry to authenticate the Tape, not to stamp the rot in Judiciary -- I shall concur by urging you to take part in the People’s Parliament Petition to the Yang Dipertuan Agong.
The petition is structured to address the matters above. Please sign up if you have not done so already. Every signature counts.
The Judges say YES! Already, three retired judges of the Court of Appeal namely Datuk K.C. Vohrah, Datuk Shaik Daud and Datuk V.C. George, are all in support of the call by the Bar for a Royal Commission to probe into the Lingam video scandal as well as the establishment of an independent commission for the appointment of judges.
For context, read Shaila Koshy's interview, 'Weighing State Of The Judiciary'.
Comments
V.K. Lingam has ben reported to have contacted the authorites and is supposed to help them in their investigation ast tot he authenticity of the video.
My bet is that he would say yes it is authentic. And if I am so believable when I was practicing to dslodge Indi and Alan Periera off their Comedy Court, then I should really do it. AFter all RM15,000 for a 20 minute gig is still very lucrative. And oh, thank you very much I can now confidently go on stage. I was not too sure all these while!
Anyway, what is so wrong in saying all these? AFter all Indi and Alan to make a lot more disparaging and libelous remarks, don't they?
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October 1, 2007 11:29 AM
I have just signed up to show my support for the petition for setting up of a Royal Commission.
I think a Royal ACA is also necessary to curb corruption if we are serious about stamping out corruption in this country.
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October 1, 2007 12:08 PM
i'm looking forward for favorite rebuttal from defacto law minister. He will overrule the 3 judges in sensible way, i think....
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October 1, 2007 02:06 PM
Jeff, Aside from the blog from Haris, he has setup a group in facebook, invited those who signed the petition into this social group called "Save the Malaysian Judiciary".
You may join the group with the link below after signing up with www.facebook.com
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5570963148
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October 1, 2007 02:09 PM
Anyone with a brain will agree a Royal Commission should be set up to look into this tape but then we are dealing with Malaysian politicians many of whom are probably not gifted in the cerebral department. To be fair though, I do not see anything wrong with the government's position that the authenticity of the tape must first be established. And it should not take long are there are such things as phone logs that can be checked. I do not suppose the people involved change their phone numbers often. I only hope the records were not destroyed, as it so happens (wink, wink), just days before the tape surfaced.
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October 1, 2007 04:34 PM
Immigration records of mongolian entries - gone;
Mindef records of naval vessels contract - vamooshed;
MPPJ minutes - changed.
Jason Bourne won't stand a chance in this country.
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October 1, 2007 05:48 PM