KUALA LUMPUR: Businessman Loh Mui Fah will be allowed to give evidence before
the Royal Commission of Inquiry.
Commission chairman Tan Sri Haidar Mohamed Noor said Loh's
evidence was relevant as it came within the ambit of the terms of reference laid
out to determine the authenticity of the conversation in the video clip.
"We can accommodate him to testify and just like any other evidence, his will be
given due consideration."
He said anyone could come and give evidence as long as the testimony was
relevant to the inquiry.
Loh spoke to the press on Saturday and claimed that his son recorded the clip of
lawyer Datuk V.K. Lingam brokering judicial appointments with a senior judge.
He said his son, Loh Jwo Burne, 27, who is currently in
Shanghai, China, was also prepared to testify before the commission.
Meanwhile, the New Straits Times learnt that with the exception of ACA officials
and a representative from CyberSecurity Malaysia, all other witnesses will be
represented by at least one lawyer.
The Bar Council, which has been given the approval to participate in the
proceedings, will be led by a five-man legal team.
Haidar said he expected smooth proceedings once the number of lawyers who could
be in court to represent their clients had been agreed upon.
"Due to the number of limited seats, we preferably want one lawyer at a time to
be in the courtroom to represent their clients."
A High Court room in the Jalan Duta court complex which has been prepared for
the commission to hold its hearing can seat only 40 people.
Haidar said he had wanted to hold the inquiry at the old Federal Court building
but found that it was being refurbished by the Ministry of Culture, Arts and
Heritage.
"We certainly want to allow more people to hear the proceedings but had to
settle for a courtroom in the new complex," he said, answering the Bar Council's
query why the inquiry was not held at a bigger venue.
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He said his son, Loh Jwo Burne, 27, who is currently in
Shanghai, China, was also prepared to testify before the commission.
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