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Kelantan Bar slams Karpal
©New Straits Times
(Used by permission)
KOTA BARU: Kelantan Bar committee chairman Datuk Sukri Mohamed said it was
improper for lawyer Karpal Singh to use the Dewan Rakyat to discuss something
brought up in court where he was an interested party.
Sukri said the comments were specific and referred to
Karpal's legal firm and could not be something which was in the public's
interest.
"The Dewan Rakyat's standing orders bars members from bringing up a subject
involving them during proceedings," he said.
Sukri was commenting on a report that Karpal, who is also Bukit Gelugor MP,
plans to file a motion in the Dewan Rakyat to discuss the conduct of a High
Court judge who made some remarks against him during a court proceeding last
month.
Karpal had written a letter to judge Datuk Mohamed Apandi Ali on March 26
seeking clarification on remarks made on March 5 which was carried by the New
Straits Times the following day.
Mohamed Apandi, in reply, claimed the newspaper report was
untrue and said he had no intention of embarrassing anyone who appeared before
him.
The report said Mohamed Apandi had ticked off counsel S. Ranee from Karpal Singh
and Co for being 45 minutes late and for not submitting a written submission.
The report also carried a clarification from Ram Karpal Singh, a lawyer with the
firm, who said a letter dated Feb 19 was sent to the court asking for an
adjournment on grounds that Karpal was involved in the election campaign in
Penang.
Ram Karpal said the court received the letter on Feb 21 and the adjournment was
granted with the condition that the written submission for the appeal be filed
before the next trial date.
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Circular No 297/2008
Although the judge had clarified it, it seems that it is still insufficient. Why? We need to know..
Mohd Azizan Bin Mat Nayan