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KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the controversial Lingam video clip has given parties until March 3 instead of this Monday to submit written submissions.

Its secretary Datuk Abdullah Sani told Bernama that the extension was to allow the parties more time to prepare their submissions.

The commission was set up to investigate the clip allegedly showing a lawyer brokering judicial appointments over the telephone.

The commission also reminded counsel not to release their submissions to the media as it wanted to look at them before deciding whether it was necessary for the parties to make oral submissions.

At the conclusion of the inquiry on Feb 15, the commission gave counsel until Feb 25 to make their submissions to the five-member panel.

The commission has to submit its report to Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin by March 11.

The commission comprising 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 Khim heard the inquiry for 17 days from Jan 14.

Twenty-one witnesses were called.

Among the witness who took the stand were former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor and former chief secretary to the government Tan Sri Samsudin Osman.

Three former chief justices – Tun Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim, Tun Mohamed Dzaiddin Abdullah and Tun Eusoff Chin – also testified at the inquiry.

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