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KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 (Bernama) -- The Yang di-Pertuan Agong has approved an application by the Royal Commission of Inquiry to submit its report on the controversial "Lingam video clip", on April 10.

The original deadline was scheduled to be tomorrow.

The commission's secretariat, when contacted by Bernama, said it (secretariat) received a letter today from the Cabinet Division, Prime Minister's Department, stating the Yang di-Pertuan Agong had approved its application for extension.

The secretariat also said that the commission would hold a second closed-door meeting on March 12.

The five-member panel commission held a meeting today at an undisclosed place to discuss among others, issues relating to submissions forwarded by counsels in the inquiry to the commission.

The commission was set up to investigate into the 14-minute video clip allegedly showing lawyer Datuk V. K. Lingam brokering judicial appointments with former chief justice Tun Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim over the telephone.

Members of the commission comprised chairman Tan Sri Haidar Mohamed Noor, Tan Sri Steve Shim Lip Kiong, Datuk Mahadev Shankar, Puan Sri Zaitun Zawiyah Puteh and Professor Emeritus Datuk Dr Khoo Kay Kim.

The 17-day inquiry began from Jan 14, with 21 witnesses including former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and three former chief justices, called to testify.

The proceedings ended on Feb 15.

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