It would upset and disappoint Malaysians terribly if the tenure of the current Chief Justice, Tun Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim, were to be extended. It would seriously undermine the confidence of the people in the judiciary to a point of no return.
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Aliran is astonished at the Sarawak’s Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) controller’s remarks that public participation in an Environment Impact Assessment process is dangerous as evident in cases of locals such as the Penans being allegedly manipulated and used by NGOs.
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De facto law minister Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz owes the nation an apology. He had misled the nation by claiming the existence of a “Witness Protection Bill”, when no such Bill exists. It is really shocking that the minister in charge of law should be so ignorant in matters of the law but is so loud in his views in making reference to a non-existing Bill
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Aliran calls upon the ACA to stop harassing people who come forward in the national interest to provide incriminating evidence in an attempt to expose corruption in high places. This was what R Sivarasa did when he made a report to the ACA. His action must be deemed as a citizen’s national service. It must be viewed as a patriotic duty. Sivarasa’s action must be commended.
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Aliran rejects the appointment of the three-man panel to probe into the authenticity of the Lingam tapes. The government’s move does not go far enough or deep enough to address the serious problems plaguing the judiciary. The rot in the judiciary extends beyond the Lingam tapes. Establishing or debunking the authenticity of the tapes is not going to solve the crisis in the judiciary. It is not the be all or the end all of the matter.
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Any sensible Malaysian must be puzzled and befuddled with Nazri’s response to those who asked why the Chief Justice had to respond to the Lingam videotape uproar through the minister. They must have been horrified to hear Nazri blatantly claiming, “I'm his (the Chief Justice's) minister.”
It is indeed perplexing why Chief Justice Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim refused to respond to Malaysiakini when asked about the Lingam tapes. His reply was “No comment”. What does this indicate? It only encourages all sorts of speculation.
Aliran calls upon the Bar Council to save the judiciary. It is only the Bar Council that can do this. The Council and its members are well placed to play this role effectively and successfully. No one else can purge and cleanse the judiciary.
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If it is true that there was a devious plot to promote certain judges to secure favourable judgments in favour of the BN government and that there is evidence now to support this allegation, it demands the setting up of a Commission of Inquiry immediately.
What is Datuk Seri Zainuddin Maidin raving about? He doesn’t seem to understand the essence of Datuk Seri Lim Keng Yaik’s point, so how can he appreciate a good comment?
Keng Yaik commended theSun “for being ‘Malaysian’ in its report and for not playing on communal sentiments”. He wondered, “Is there any Malaysian press where we can talk as Malaysians and as Bangsa Malaysia? Is there any?”