Khalid Cites Ex-MACC Chief For Contempt Of Court
KUALA LUMPUR: Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim today filed contempt proceedings against Datuk Seri Ahmad Said Hamdan, accusing the former anti-corruption chief of defying a court ruling over remarks the latter made in 2009 surrounding a corruption probe on the Selangor menteri besar. Khalid had last month settled his defamation suit against the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC)…
Khalid does not deserve IGP tenure extension, say lawyers Khalid does not deserve IGP tenure extension, say lawyers
Khalid Abu Bakar does not inspire public confidence due to his lack of professionalism, and he has also been found liable for the tort of misfeasance in public office, they say. PETALING JAYA: The tenure of Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Khalid Abu Bakar should not be extended, lawyers and a law expert said. This is…
Police can interview Rewcastle-Brown in London, says lawyer
S N Nair says the Sarawak Report editor cannot be compelled to come to Malaysia on her own expenses for police to start investigating reports lodged over RM9.5 million allegedly paid to lawyer Shafee Abdullah. KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police officers can head to London to record a statement from Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown following…
Malaysian officials run into N. Korean’s diplomatic immunity
Malaysia’s Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar (3rd from right) speaks in front of the details of one of the suspects Hyon Kwang-song as Selangor Police Chief Datuk Seri Abdul Samah Mat (2nd from right) listens during a press conference at the Bukit Aman national police headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. AP By AP – February 27,…
World’s 2 most intriguing mysteries have 1 thing in common: Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: Two of the world’s most intriguing mysteries are in the hands of Malaysian investigators. Will they ever find all the answers to either? One of them – the fatal poisoning of the half-brother of North Korea’s ruler with a banned nerve agent – happened long after the other – Malaysia Airlines Flight 370,…
Malaysian officials run into N. Korean’s diplomatic immunity
TOKYO (AP) – Malaysian police investigating the killing of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s estranged half brother believe they know somebody who might help them solve one of the most bizarre murder mysteries they have ever faced. They know his name, his nationality and have a pretty good idea where he’s holed up. The…
Malaysia says state autopsy confirms VX nerve agent used to kill Kim Jong Un’s half-brother
The Malaysian government also completed its sweep of the Kuala Lumpur airport and announced the terminal was “free from any form of contamination of hazardous material.” A small group of sweeping team in their Hazmat suit inside the KLIA2 terminal at the Kuala Lumpur airport. Officials swept the terminal at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2…
Lawyer: Police duty bound to probe RM9.5 million bank transfer
Asking whether police have classified the case under ‘seizable’ or ‘non-seizable’ offence, lawyer S N Nair says the IGP cannot simply state he won’t investigate the case. PETALING JAYA: Police must clarify whether they have classified reports lodged following an allegation that an ad-hoc prosecutor received RM9.5 million from the prime minister’s personal bank account,…
‘M’sia can’t be penalised for refusing aid to Swiss in 1MDB probe’
However, it is diplomatically not correct because there is a mutual government to government treaty, says lawyer. PETALING JAYA: Malaysia cannot be penalised for refusing assistance to Switzerland under the mutual legal assistance (MLA) into a probe over 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). Lawyer S N Nair said the MLA was a private treaty between two…
Media’s praise of lawyers is not professional misconduct
Recent Federal Court ruling clarifies boundaries that a counsel has to observe in order not to breach rules on publicity under the legal profession, says S N Nair. KUALA LUMPUR: A Federal Court ruling appears to suggest that lawyers cannot be faulted if the media make laudatory remarks, heap praise for their expertise and experience…