Lawyer: Set up oversight commission now to check police abuse
IPCMC could hear public complaints against police and take disciplinary action without political interference, says SN Nair. Lawyer SN Nair says police should only answer to the law and no one else. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: A lawyer has urged the Pakatan Harapan government to form the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC) without…
Lawyer: Home minister cannot oversee police investigations
The duty of the minister is merely for the provision of budget, supplies and the effective administration of the police but not law enforcement, says S N Nair. Home Minister Muhyiddin Yassin should not get involved in enforcement matters, says a lawyer. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: The home minister cannot interfere in police investigations as…
Lawyers: Top two judges’ early departure won’t affect court rulings
Courts of Judicature Act allows for a minimum of two judges to deliver the judgments of a panel, say Syed Iskandar Syed Jaafar Al Mahdzar and S N Nair. The resignations of Chief Justice Raus Sharif (right) and Court of Appeal President Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin take effect on July 31. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: Chief…
Popular choices for top judges’ posts
image: https://www.thestar.com.my/~/media/online/2018/06/13/19/10/p4_main_an_1406_p08_alanneoh_11.ashx/?w=620&h=413&crop=1&hash=564742DCE74A672291A265E8B7CB0D82CF5CFB3F PETALING JAYA: Now that the two top judges of the country have announced their impending resignation, names of some Federal Court judges have been put forward by senior lawyers and retired senior judges to fill their posts. Of all the names, the two that kept popping up are Chief Judge of Sabah and…
Get watertight proof before prosecuting Najib, say legal experts
Retired judge Gopal Sri Ram and lawyer SN Nair say there is no point rushing to court as there is no time limit for criminal prosecution. Former prime minister Najib Razak has been questioned twice by MACC investigators over the RM42 million linked to SRC International. (Reuters pic) PETALING JAYA: A retired judge and a…
Who’s really in charge of 1MDB probe, ask lawyers
They question the legal powers of the PM’s task force and the advisory committee to the Council of Eminent Persons. Two lawyers have questioned the legal position of a 1MDB task force and investigation committee. PETALING JAYA: Duplication of work by two informal government bodies investigating the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal might hinder efforts to…