Malaysia: Mahathir Mohamad says Anwar Ibrahim to be given royal pardon

New prime minister also pledges to recover billions of dollars lost in 1MDB corruption scandal In the final spin to 48 hours of election drama, Malaysia’s new prime minister, 92-year-old Mahathir Mohamad, declared yesterday he had set in motion plans for a royal pardon for Anwar Ibrahim – the former ally who was sacked and jailed when...

File fresh review to quash sodomy conviction, says Anwar’s ex-lawyer

Maintaining that the evidence against Anwar Ibrahim was flawed, S N Nair says getting a court judgment to that effect would be better than getting a pardon. Jailed PKR leader Anwar Ibrahim has yet to file an application for clemency although he is expected to be freed on June 8. (Reuters pic) PETALING JAYA: Anwar...

Don’t be judge and jury, election officials told

After disqualification of opposition candidates, lawyers urge officials not to deny voters the choice of whom they want as MPs and assemblymen. Lawyers say election officials are denying the right of voters to make their choice. (Reuters pic) PETALING JAYA: Returning officers should not have disqualified a number of opposition candidates on disputable issues as...

Judicial impasse over who should decide on appointments of Raus, Zulkefli

Only Chief Justice Raus Sharif can decide whether retired or serving Federal Court judges should be appointed to adjudicate this matter, but how will serving judges handle the conflict between fair play and career advancement, ask lawyers. PUTRAJAYA: Senior lawyers prefer retired judges to decide the legal status of the nation’s two top judicial officers...

Sustain supremacy of constitution, urge legal eagles

PETALING JAYA: The three arms of the government — the executive, legislature and judiciary — must uphold the supremacy of the 60-year-old constitution, following a recent landmark ruling, a retired judge and lawyers said. They also said judicial power and judicial independence were sacrosanct in the Malaysian constitutional framework to keep every organ and institution...

Ex-judge: Any provision that denies judicial review is illegal

PETALING JAYA: Any provision in acts of Parliament or state enactments that seeks to remove the court’s judicial review power is now illegal following the ruling by the Federal Court on the M Indira Gandhi case on Monday, say legal experts. A retired judge and senior lawyer says litigants who were affected by the decisions...