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PETALING JAYA: The remark by former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad that
he would expose judges who came to him to lobby for promotion should not be
ignored.
DAP national chairman Karpal Singh, who contacted The Star Sunday, said a
tribunal should be set up to investigate these judges.
“I call upon Dr Mahathir to publicly identify the judges. If they are not
identified, judges who are not guilty will be tainted with the same brush,’’ he
said.
“On the other hand, those judges who are accused of lobbying should be given a
chance to clear their name. In the public interest, he should let everyone know
who are the judges involved.”
The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the V.K. Lingam video had recommended that
Dr Mahathir and several other prominent figures be probed for allegedly being
involved in a conspiracy to manipulate the appointment of judges.
Following the findings, Dr Mahathir said on Saturday that he was prepared to be
charged in court so that he could reveal many things about the judiciary.
Najib: Let A-G decide what is to be done
by Zulkifli Abd Rahman
SHARM EL SHEIKH (Egypt): The Attorney-General should be allowed to decide what
to do with the findings of the Royal Commission of Inquiry on the Lingam video
clip issue, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said.
He added that the methods of investigation implemented by the Commission were
different from those conducted in the courts.
The Deputy Prime Minister said the Commission’s findings and recommendations
should be accepted.
“But, it doesn’t mean there will be a form of prosecution like what the courts
do, because the investigations by the Commission are different than what is done
by the courts due to differences in the principles of operations and their
methods.
“We should not, at this stage, make any conclusion on the results.
“Let the Attorney-General study the matter and make his decision first,” he said
here Sunday.
Najib was asked to comment on the Commission’s findings, which indicated that
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, lawyer Datuk V.K. Lingam, tycoon Tan Sri Vincent Tan,
Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor and former Chief
Justices Tun Eusoff Chin and Tun Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim were involved
in a conspiracy to manipulate the appointment of judges.
On another matter, Najib urged everyone including the political parties not to
re-open debate on the May 13 incident, saying that Malaysians should look
forward to progress and cooperation with each other.
“We have moved ahead so far after May 13, and debates on this will not benefit
everyone.
“Many of us including our younger generation have vague memories or remember
what actually had happened.
“There’s no benefit for us to look back unless to learn from it and ensure that
such incidents will not happen again. That is the lesson that we should learn
from,” he added.
Earlier, Najib was attending the World Economic Forum meeting here in which he
held discussions with Arab Business Council and US congress members.
He said they were interested in economic opportunities in Malaysia, including
investments in trade corridors, halal hub, Islamic finance, property and
manufacturing markets.
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