The only punishment for Tun Ahmad Fairuz, the former chief justice is to strip him of his Tun-ship and all awards ever bestowed on him, says Sarajun Hoda Abdul Hassan. He has not only turned out to be a disgrace to the legal fraternity and the Malaysian people but also brought shame and dishonor to the Yang DiPertuan Agong, the highest royal institution of the country who appointed him to the post, to the institution of the prime minister, who recommended him, and to all the sultans who bestowed on him awards.
Anwar Ibrahim today revealed another segment of the infamous Lingam video, with more explosive revelations.
The Chief Justice has forfeited the trust of the people and the confidence of the Malaysian Bar. The only thing for him to do when he no longer commands the trust of the people or the confidence of the Malaysian Bar is to go quietly. That is the best thing to do – the only thing he can do.
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What are we focusing on in this issue? Correct! Correct! Correct! It’s the explosive Lingam video clip and the impact it has had on Malaysian society.
In our cover story, P Ramakrishnan asserts that everything that could go wrong with the judiciary has gone wrong. The only way to redeem the judiciary, he argues, is to appoint a royal commission of inquiry with broad powers to look into all that ails the bench.
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.