Posts Tagged ‘ Attorney-General ’

A Turnover Overturned (Part 2)

12 February, 2010
By Americk Sidhu

A comprehensive consideration scintillatingly written of Dr. Munawar Anees’ legal battle to clear his name in the Malaysian courtrooms and is left with what passes off for Justice in Malaysia – Injustice. This is the concluding part.
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Anwar Ibrahim and the Charge of Sodomy: The Sequel

1 February, 2010
By Sivarasa Rasiah

Bolehwood productions in the late 1990's launched its grand drama known as 'Anwar Ibrahim and the Charge of Sodomy', which failed spectacularly in the media, society and courtrooms. A pre-launch review explains why Bolehwood's sequel has all the trappings of an equally spectacular failure.
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The Court of Appeal’s “Outline of Reasons” in Anwar Ibrahim v PP – A Critique

22 July, 2009
By NH Chan

UPDATED! (With link to Zainur Zakaria v PP) I must apologize for the delay in giving this critique. The Court of Appeal gave its decision on July 2. I received the “Outline of Reasons” from Ngan Siong Hing only last Friday, July 17. Without him supplying me with a copy of the judgment of the...
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Is the EAIC constitutional?

6 July, 2009
By Andrew Khoo Chin Hock

WHEN our Federal Constitution was promulgated in 1957, Part X was designed to deal with public services. Under Article 132, seven areas of public services were identified: the armed forces, the judicial and legal service, the general public service, the police force, the railway service, joint public services (between the federation and one or...
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Arrogance Revisited

25 January, 2009
By Edmund Bon Tai Soon

Recently, the Bar Council quietly delivered its “Discussion Paper on the Need to Separate the Posts of the Attorney General and the Public Prosecutor” to the Government. This was off the back of public discussions on the position of the AG, and a passionate write-up by Mohamad Ramli Abdul Manan, a former senior ACA...
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Bar In Brief (B.I.B) Series: 11th Bar Council (BC) meeting 2008/09, 3 January 2009 (10am – about 4pm)

9 January, 2009
By Edmund Bon Tai Soon
Bar In Brief (B.I.B) Series: 11th Bar Council (BC) meeting 2008/09, 3 January 2009 (10am – about 4pm)

In an initiative to complement BC’s efforts to expedite the delivery of information to members of the Bar and/or the public, the “Bar In Brief” series will document a summary of BC decisions/discussions/updates at its monthly meetings. This is not an exhaustive list as there are some matters/decisions which cannot be revealed or discussed...
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